One of the suspects charged in the murder of 18-year-old Albuquerque Academy student Jada Gonzales is now in federal custody. KOB has confirmed that Jesse Escobedo-Barrios was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday and is currently awaiting an immigration hearing to determine whether he will be deported from the country.
On March 4, a judge sentenced Escobedo-Barrios to five years supervised probation for his involvement in the murder Gonzales. The 2022 shooting occurred during a house party in northwest Albuquerque.
Prosecutors said Escobedo-Barrios recorded the shooting on his cell phone and was encouraging the other suspects to shoot. During a court hearing last year, state prosecutor Jolana Macias said, “actively and verbally encouraging your associates to shoot a person, shoot a home, shoot into a crowd of people while they’re leaving a party and filming it is effectively dangerous behavior.”…