AURORA | Adams County prosecutors this morning said they have charged two people in connection with the March slaying of Lyndsay Pham at the apartment complex she owned in north Aurora.
Lupe Rubio, 43, was arrested Oct. 28 and charged with first-degree murder, robbery and being an accessory to murder, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors also issued an arrest warrant for Javier Agurre, 30, in connection Pham’s death.
Agurre, who also goes by Manuel Morales Acosta, is a citizen of Mexico and is believed to have fled the United States for Mexico, prosecutors said.
Pham, 45, of Centennial, was killed March 3 at the Descanso Plaza Apartments, 11102 E. 16th Ave.
Click below for links to previous stories and the release from prosecutors
Links to previous stories:
Reward offered for information on fatal stabbing
Family of slain apartment manager offers $15,000 reward
Police hand out fliers in search of stabbing suspect
The release:
For Immediate Release
NEWS RELEASE
November 4, 2010
Contact: Krista Flannigan, 303-906-5884
The Aurora Police Department and the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announce the arrest and filing of charges against Lupe Rubio (dob: 03/11/1967) in connection with the March 2010 death of 43-year old Lyndsay Pham in Aurora, Colorado.
Shortly before noon on March 3, 2010, Aurora patrol officers responded to an apartment complex in the 11100 block of E. 16th Avenue on a report of a critically injured woman. Upon arrival, first responders located Lyndsay Pham, manager and co-owner of the Descanso Plaza Apartments, stabbed inside the office of the apartment complex. The victim was transported to a local hospital and subsequently died from stab wounds.
After a seven month investigation by police, Rubio was arrested on October 28, 2010. The District Attorney has charged Rubio with Robbery (F4), 1st Degree Murder (F1) and Accessory to Murder (F4).
Rubio is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on January 28, 2011, 9:00 AM, Adams County District Court in Division Q.
In addition, a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Javier Agurre (dob: 11/30/1979) also in connection with the death of Pham. Agurre, AKA Manuel Morales Acosta, is a citizen of Mexico and is believed to have fled the United States for Mexico.
There is a $20,000.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of
Agurre.
Aurora Police have provided the attached photos.
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The filing of a criminal charge is merely a formal accusation that an individual(s) committed a crime(s) under Colorado laws. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. See Colo. RPC 3.6
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