Crime

Velasquez-Cruz found guilty of first and second-degree murder

By Samantha Byrd

June 23, 2023 4:25 PM

Published June 23, 2023 4:32 PM

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - 54-year-old Antonio Velasquez-Cruz is found guilty three years after the crime was committed.

Velasquez-Cruz, was arrested for the murders of 63-year-old Thomas Milton Freeman and 49-year-old Salvador Zermeno Jr. in November 2020.

The two men were found inside a home in Roll with evidence of foul play found at the scene.

Velasquez-Cruz will have his sentencing hearing next month.

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