Third guy arrested in Oakland residence invasion theft wherever sufferer suffocated on duct tape

MARTINEZ — A town resident was arrested at his home on an superb murder warrant relevant to a 2018 residence invasion theft in Oakland, in which the victim suffocated just after being wrapped in duct tape, courtroom information clearly show.

Armondo Sanchez, 24, was arrested Feb. 9 on Goree Court in Martinez, court documents exhibit. He was charged with murdering 51-calendar year-old Jose Lechuga in a November 2018 household invasion theft. Two many others — 22-year-previous David Martin and 26-year-aged Eduardo Bibianolopez — are already experiencing charges of murdering Lechuga.

Lechuga was killed Nov. 14, 2018, inside of his dwelling on the 1700 block of 28th Avenue. According to law enforcement, many robbers entered his house and duct-taped him “from head to feet” when looking the property for valuables. After Lechuga was duct-taped, at the very least one particular individual beat him with “unknown blunt objects,” nevertheless he died from asphyxiation brought about by the duct tape, a police probable-lead to assertion suggests.

All 3 gentlemen were joined to the crime at different stages of the investigation by means of fingerprints, according to police.

Sanchez was not recognized as a suspect right up until very last thirty day period, when investigators tied a latent print to him that experienced been identified on packaging substance from the rope, according to police. Police also discovered Sanchez as one particular of two persons witnessed on surveillance footage acquiring rope from a neighborhood retail outlet beforehand, but authorities haven’t disclosed when that acquire took place relative to the killing.

Last Oct, a print located on the duct tape was connected to Martin, police stated. Similarly, Bibianolopez’s fingerprints had been allegedly found within Lechuga’s residence, although he advised investigators he had been there prior to the murder.