EMPORIA —Law enforcement authorities made 5 arrests Wednesday in connection with the September 2017 murder of 19-year-old Jesus Avila-Galvin of Emporia.
On Sept. 6, 2017, Lyon County deputies responded to investigate a suspicious vehicle on a road about five miles east of Emporia. The deputies found the car on fire, with the body of Avila-Galvin Jr. inside, according to a media release from the Lyon County Sheriff.
The Kansas and Oklahoma Highway Patrol assisted with Wednesday's arrests that were made in Tulsa, Oklahoma and various locations in Emporia, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Andrew John “AJ” Granado, 21, of Tulsa, Oklahoma was booked into the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center in Tulsa County, Oklahoma and is being held without bond.
Four other suspects including Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde, 21; Armando Nunez, 20; Alan Alanis, 19, and Jovan Pecina, 22, all of Emporia were arrested throughout Wednesday morning, according to the KBI.
Cornejo-Campoverde, Nunez, Alanis, and Pecina were booked into the Lyon County Jail.
All five suspects are being held on requested charges of murder in the first-degree, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, aggravated robbery, arson, and interference with a law enforcement officer.
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LYON COUNTY—The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Lyon County Sheriff's department are asking the public for help with information in the death of 19-year-old Jesus Avila-Galvin, Jr. of Emporia.
On Sept. 6, 2017, Lyon County deputies responded to investigate a suspicious vehicle on a road about five miles east of Emporia. The deputies found the car on fire, with the body of Avila-Galvin Jr. inside.
Anyone with information is asked to call the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME or Lyon County Crime Stoppers at 620-342-227