EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 25-year-old man was arrested for the murder of a 36-year-old man who was found dead earlier this month in a residence in far East El Paso.
Leopoldo Ortega, 25, was arrested with a charge of murder. He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a set bond at $250,000, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPCSO).
As KTSM previously reported, shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 2, deputies were dispatched to a residence along the 12800 block of Barstow Avenue about a “deceased subject.”
Sheriff’s Office investigating suspicious death in far East El Paso
When deputies arrived, they found 36-year-old Juan Oscar Becerra, who was confirmed dead. Evidence at the scene “indicated signs of foul play,” according to the Sheriff’s Office…