SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe police have arrested 66-year-old Robert Valdez for the murder of his brother. On Monday, at 8:40 p.m., officers responded to a call where the caller reported that her boyfriend, 61-year-old Michael Valdez, was dead in the back of a home. She said Robert Valez had been with Michael but was not there currently.
Santa Fe dispatch received a call of a reckless driver whose vehicle matched the description of a vehicle that witnesses said had left the home earlier. Robert Valdez was found in the vehicle, and police said he was covered in blood.
Robert Valdez was charged with murder.
