Verdejo self-surrendered on Sunday, Lymarie Llovet, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Puerto Rico, told NBC News. He appeared in court Monday morning, where he was ordered held without bail.The criminal complaint said a witness to the crimes told the FBI that Verdejo contacted the witness asking for help terminating the pregnancy of Rodríguez Ortiz, who had"told Verdejo that she was pregnant with his child based on a pregnancy test.
Verdejo and the witness then tied Rodríguez Ortiz's arms and feet with wire and tied her to a block, the criminal complaint said. Rodríguez Ortiz had recently told her family that she was pregnant, police interviews revealed, according to the criminal complaint. Verdejo is married and has a young daughter but had known Rodríguez Ortiz since middle school and kept in touch with her, her parents said. They reported her missing after she didn’t show up for her job at an animal grooming business.
Typical PRican
Gee, if he had only done it before the announcement it would have shown some remorse. Oops
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