THERE’S NOW A PLEA DEAL CONNECTED TO A MURDER SPREE LAST SPRING IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT LEFT THREE PEOPLE DEAD. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS 27 YEAR OLD GLORIA CHAVEZ HAS AGREED TO TESTIFY AGAINST HER THEN-BOYFRIEND, YOAN SANTIESTEBAN, WHO’S BELIEVED TO HAVE COMMITTED THE MURDERS OVER A 12-DAY PERIOD.
IN EXCHANGE, CHAVEZ WILL SERVE A SIX YEAR PRISON SENTENCE. SANTIESTEBAN FACES THREE COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND IS SET TO GO ON TRIAL IN JUNE. POLICE SAY EACH OF THE MURDERS OCCURRED DURING ROBBERIES.