Crime

Trial dates set for Yuma man accused of killing elderly couple

By Skylar Heisey, Andrea Turisk, Dillon Fuhrman

October 6, 2025 1:11 PM

Published October 6, 2025 2:14 PM

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Trial dates were set last week for a Yuma man accused of killing an elderly couple in May of last year.

21-year-old Romeo Jay Arellano faces seven felonies, including two counts of premeditated first-degree murder, for the deaths of 82-year-old Manuel Marquez and 79-year-old Patricia Marquez.

His other charges include burglary in the second degree, theft of means of transportation, taking the identity of another person and theft of a credit card.

His trial is set to begin on October 21.

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