The second suspect who was arrested earlier this week in connection with the deadly Oct. 11 Michigan home invasion that left 72-year-old Rochester Hills businessman Hussein Murray dead , was formally charged with several counts, including murder, police said.
“Joshua Zuazo, 39, of Dearborn, is charged with three counts of murder issued today by prosecutors – a life sentence if convicted – and two counts of unlawful imprisonment – 15 years crime,” the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said. in a press release announcing the charges. “The mandate was signed late [Thursday] afternoon by 52-3 District Judge Laura Polizzi.
Zuazo is currently being held in the Oakland County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at 1:15 p.m. ET.
Murray was found dead last Friday in the basement of his Rochester Hills home, according to the sheriff’s office. His wife, who called 911, had been tied up with her hands taped.
The woman told law enforcement that the night before the attack, the two suspects also showed up at the house claiming to be responding to a gas leak, but were not allowed in. .
When they reappeared Friday, they were admitted to the house and her husband accompanied them into the basement, “apparently to look for the escape,” according to the sheriff’s department.
The second suspect who was arrested earlier this week in connection with the deadly Oct. 11 Michigan home invasion that left 72-year-old Rochester Hills businessman Hussein Murray dead , was formally charged with several counts, including murder, police said.
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When they went back upstairs without her husband, they tied her up and duct-taped her hands, the woman said. She did not see him come out afterward and “assumed he had been kidnapped.”
In home security camera footage released by the sheriff’s department, the since-arrested suspect can be seen wearing a utility worker uniform and mask while holding a clipboard.
“We’re DTE. We check for gas leaks,” the man can be heard saying in the video, naming the Michigan-based energy company.
The other suspect, Carlos Jose Hernandez, 37, was arrested last Saturday, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. He has been charged with murder and law enforcement is seeking his extradition from Louisiana.
“I want to reiterate how proud I am of our entire team and what they have done to quickly move this case forward, not only taking our suspects off the street, but bringing evidence to the prosecutor so that the “The case will be brought before his court for the next phase,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a statement Thursday.
ABC News’ Julia Reinstein contributed to this report.
