Epifanio Torres III made his first court appearance on Saturday. He is accused of shooting and killing Mark Staake at a storage facility in southeast Albuquerque on October 22.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
A man accused of shooting and killing a man at a southeast Albuquerque storage facility will remain in jail, after making his first appearance in court.
According to court records, Epifanio Torres III allegedly killed Mark Staake on October 22 at A-1 Self Storage in the 7600 block of Central Avenue Southeast. Torres left the facility in Staake’s vehicle, but was later captured by police in Sierra Blanca, Texas.
Torres III made his initial appearance in court on Saturday. His case now goes to District Court. He’s being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center on a no bond hold.
