21-year-old Jeremiah Peña-Nieto sentenced to 22.5 years for 2020 murder of Jacob Becerra.

21-year-old Jeremiah Peña-Nieto, who was 17 at the time, has been sentenced to 22 years and 6 months in prison for the 2020 murder of 18-year-old Jacob Daniel Becerra. Peña-Nieto was found guilty of second-degree murder, evidence tampering, and conspiracy to commit evidence tampering by a Las Cruces jury. The murder occurred on August 6, 2020, when Becerra was found shot dead inside a crashed car at Farney Lane.

July 01, 2024
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