The Brief
- The co-owner of Ricos Tacos Naomi and two employees face premeditated murder charges after a worker’s burned body was found in the trunk of a South LA tow yard.
- Authorities state the killing involved sophisticated planning, with the alleged motive stemming from a dispute over a shared car accident settlement.
- While two suspects are in custody on $2 million bail, a third fled the country under a deportation order and awaits extradition.
LOS ANGELES – The co-owner of a popular local street food chain and two of her employees have been jailed in connection with the sophisticated, premeditated killing of a worker whose body was found in a South Los Angeles tow yard.
What we know:
The investigation centers on Ricos Tacos Naomi co-owner Mariana Yeli Yepes Cigarroa, who is accused of orchestrating the murder of her employee, 47-year-old Soledad Lopez, alongside two other workers, Sandra Romo Diaz and Oscar Oswaldo Funes Villafranca.…