- Jeffrey Mauricio Lopez, 32, was charged with murder, robbery and other felonies Friday.
- Lopez lured Kevin Van Beuge to his shop, killed him and buried his body in a shallow grave, charges say.
- Police seek public help in ongoing investigation.
HERRIMAN — A Taylorsville man was charged Friday with luring a man to his auto shop under the guise of selling him parts, then shooting and killing him and burying his body in Tooele County.
Jeffrey Mauricio Lopez, 32, is charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, discharge of a firearm causing serious injury, first-degree felonies; obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony; desecration of a body, a third-degree felony; plus unlawful use of a bank card and unlawful possession of another person’s identification, class A misdemeanors.
“(Lopez) went to great lengths to plan and clean up. He lured the victim to the location under the guise of selling him more vehicle parts, but then robbed and killed the victim before getting rid of the evidence,” according to charging documents…