PHOENIX (Scripps News Phoenix) — A third suspect in the 2023 Mercedes Vega murder case has been extradited to Arizona.
Jared Gray was reportedly transferred to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Custody on Thursday and made his initial appearance in front of a judge overnight. Gray was in custody out of state on a separate criminal matter in Georgia.
Jared Gray is charged in the death of Mercedes Vega. (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office)
According to MCSO’s online records on Friday, Gray is being held on charges including first-degree murder, hindering prosecution, arson, kidnapping, armed robbery, and theft…