THE MAN ACCUSED OF RAPING AND KILLING A SIX YEAR OLD RIO RANCHO GIRL LAST AUGUST IS NOW SCHEDULED TO GO ON TRIAL IN FEBRUARY OF 2020. 21 YEAR OLD LELEAND HUST IS CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF ARIANA ROMEO. THIS PAST OCTOBER HUST ENTERED NOT GUILTY PLEAS TO CHARGES OF CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH AND AGGRAVATED RAPE. HE WAS ARRESTED BASED ON HIS D-N-A BEING FOUND ON THE GIRL’S BODY. HUST HAS DENIED ANY ROLE IN THE GIRL’S DEATH. ARIANA’S BODY WAS FOUND AT A HOME ON MOONSTONE, NEAR HIGHWAY 528 AND NORTHERN BLVD.
