MDC inmate charged in death of cellmate
26-10-2021 20:21 via krqe.com

MDC inmate charged in death of cellmate

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An inmate has been charged with the murder of his cellmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center. Investigators say 40-year-old Leon Casiquito and 25-year-old Telea Lui got into a fight in a cell Monday night that ended with Lui allegedly beating Casiquito to death.
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