A MAN WANTED IN THE 2008 MURDER OF DANNY BACA IS NOW BACK IN NEW MEXICO. JAIME VELETA JUNIOR WAS EXTRADITED TO BERNALILLO COUNTY FROM MEXICO. IN 2008, AUTHORITIES SAID THAT BACA’S KILLING WAS THE ACT OF A MEXICAN CARTEL. HIS BODY WAS FOUND ON THE PAJARITO MESA NEAR LOS ALAMOS. HE HAD BEEN SHOT 22 TIMES AND HIS BODY BURNED. VELETA NOW FACES CHARGES OF MURDER, KIDNAPPING AGGRAVATED BURGLARY AND CONSPIRACY. POLICE SAY THREE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ALSO BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH BACA’S MURDER.
