Trial dates set for Yuma man accused of killing elderly couple
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Trial dates have been tentatively set for the Yuma man accused of killing an elderly couple back in May of last year.
20-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.
Some of his other charges are burglary in the second degree, theft of means of transportation, taking the identity of another person, and theft of a credit card.
Due to severity of the crimes committed, the court has designated this case as a complex matter.
His trial is set to begin on October 21.
Arellano will be back in court April 30 for a status conference.
