ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A Dulce man has pleaded not guilty in the death of another man at a home on the Jicarilla Apache reservation.
Allister Quintana entered the plea in federal court Wednesday to charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
Prosecutors say Quintana tortured and killed a man at Quintana’s home on Feb. 3, 2018. Police found the victim’s body with his hands and feet bound in a closet 11 days later.
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The 25-year-old Quintana faces up to life in prison if convicted.
A medical examiner ruled the man’s death a homicide.
Authorities say Quintana beat the victim with his fists, a flashlight, and a stick, and stabbed him with a machete and a sword.
Quintana was arrested last May. A grand jury issued a superseding indictment last week.
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