ABQ man held pending trial in 2020 killing
Charles Robinson, 44, is one of four charged
A judge on Thursday ordered Charles Robinson held in jail pending trial on murder and other charges in a 2020 shooting death in Northwest Albuquerque.
Robinson, 44, is one of four people facing first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges in the Dec. 16, 2020, killing of Antonio Jaramillo.
Jaramillo’s roommate told police he had gone out to get food and returned to find Jaramillo tied up and shot in the head, an Albuquerque Police Department detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit.
Robinson’s attorney, Keren Fenderson, argued that prosecutors have “little evidence” of Robinson’s involvement in Jaramillo’s killing other than witness statements.
Second Judicial District Judge Stan Whitaker said prosecutors also have cellphone evidence that places Robinson at the scene of the killing, and ordered Robinson held in jail pending trial.
“I think the evidence is stronger than you represent, and I think the charges are very concerning to the court,” Whitaker told Fenderson.
Police interviews with members of Jaramillo’s family revealed that, a month before his death, Jaramillo was released from custody in Mexico, where he had been arrested for purchasing $30,000 worth of narcotics, the affidavit said.
“After being arrested and jailed in Mexico, (Jaramillo’s) family raised $25,000 and provided the cash to an attorney who paid the Mexican government, and (Jaramillo) was released from the Mexican prison in November 2020,” then returned to Albuquerque, the affidavit said. Two other men charged in Jaramillo’s death — Walter Eddings Jr., 39, and
Gabriel Blea, 25 — were arrested previously by FBI agents on federal firearms charges.
Both men are scheduled for arraignment later this month before 2nd Judicial District Judge Lucy Solimon.
A fourth suspect was arrested last year in connection with Jaramillo’s death.
Reyanon “Peaches” Duncan, 35, was charged in September with first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, aggravated burglary and conspiracy. No trial has been scheduled in Duncan’s case.