ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of 20-year-old Angela Yajahira Cortes Villegas, whose body was found near Crestlawn Cemetery in northwest Atlanta last month.
On Friday, authorities arrested:
Denis Manuel Velasquez Rivera, 22
Madelin Garcia, 18
Hector Paz, 23
The arrests were made in Norcross with the help of multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Atlanta Police Fugitive Unit, Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, Gwinnett County Police, and the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Villegas, originally from Utah, was discovered shot to death in a wooded area near 2000 Marietta Blvd. NW, close to the cemetery.
All three suspects face charges of:
Murder
Aggravated assault
Armed robbery
Conspiracy to commit a felony
In addition, Garcia and Paz are also charged with felony murder.
Police continue to investigate the motive behind the killing.
