September 22, 2005
Contact: Lynn
Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
CHARGES FILED IN MURDER CASE
Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has formally charged a
man accused of killing 28-year-old Benjamin Garcia-Diaz earlier
this year. The victim had been reported missing in March; his
body was found in rural Weld County on September 5, 2005.
Martin Villanueva
(DOB: 12-07-81) is charged with first-degree murder after
deliberation (F1).
The charge alleges that Villanueva shot and killed Garcia-Diaz
in Denver sometime between March 26 and 27, 2005 and left the
victim’s body in rural Weld County where it was found in early
September.
Villanueva was arrested on September 14, 2005 by the Denver
Police Department and remains in custody in the Denver County
Jail where he is being held without bond. His is scheduled to
be advised of the charge on September 26, 2005 at 9 a.m. in
Denver Count Court, room 12T.
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The filing of a
criminal charge is merely a formal accusation that an
individual(s) committed a crime(s) under Colorado laws. A
defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven
guilty. See Colo. RPC 3.6
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