CBI: Guilty Verdict in Rocky Ford Homicide

Description: Edward Lawrence Aragon (DOB: 11/29/1981) was found guilty of First Degree Murder earlier this month. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on December 16, 2022.


Published: 12/20/2022
Byline: SECO News

Guilty Verdict in Rocky Ford Homicide

News Release sent on behalf of the 16th Judicial District Attorney's Office.

December 20, 2022 – CBI – Pueblo, CO – On December 10, 2022, a jury in Otero County convicted a Rocky Ford man in the homicide of Amanda M. Velasquez Ybarra (DOB: 02/08/82).

Edward Lawrence Aragon (DOB: 11/29/1981) was found guilty of First Degree Murder earlier this month. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on December 16, 2022.

Incident Overview

Rocky Ford police officers were called to a home in the 600 block of South 8th Street where they found Ybarra deceased inside a residence on July 24, 2015.

Aragon was arrested in connection with Ybarra’s death and charged with First Degree Murder.

Investigators determined Aragon and Ybarra were in a relationship, but were not married. Ybarra was staying in the home with Aragon at the time of her death.

The investigation was conducted by the Rocky Ford Police Department in cooperation with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Otero County Sheriff’s Office and the 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

“The Office of the District Attorney would first thank the family of the victim who have shown patience, grace, and strength in the face of an unimaginable loss,” said 16th Judicial District Attorney Will Culver. “The Office would also thank the hard work and dedication of our law enforcement partners with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Otero County Sheriff’s Office and the Rocky Ford Police Department.”

 



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