Man pleads guilty in murder-for-hire case, halting trial

A man pleaded guilty this week in the 2022 shooting death of 43-year-old Gary Escareno, cutting short a trial in the case, prosecutors said.

Martin Jerome Trujillo, 58, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, the 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office said.

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