Suspects accused of strangling DeKalb taxi driver, stealing his car, make first appearance

A DeKalb County judge denied bond Monday for two suspects charged in the murder of a taxi driver who was reported missing in 2025.

Jose Mendoza is charged with felony murder, concealing the death of another and second-degree hijacking of a motor vehicle, Channel 2’s Michael Seiden reported.

Prosecutors said Mendoza and Veronica Velasco were passengers in a taxi driven by 68-year-old Shaowei Zhou when, for reasons still under investigation, Mendoza allegedly strangled the driver…

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