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2nd man charged in King Co. vanishing case

The Columbian
Published: May 16, 2011, 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — King County prosecutors have charged a second man with three first-degree murder counts in the shooting deaths of three men who vanished after leaving their jobs at a Seattle florist last December.

Their bodies were found March 10 at a plant nursery near suburban Kent.

Prosecutor’s spokesman Dan Donohoe said Monday that 25-year-old Jose Alfredo Velez-Fombona was charged with bail set at $10 million. His arraignment hearing will be on May 26.

Earlier, prosecutors had charged 36-year-old Alberto Avila-Cardenas, who is also being held on $10 million bail. His arraignment is scheduled for May 26, too. He had been in federal custody since February for an unrelated investigation.

In King County, both men are accused in the deaths of Jesus Bejar-Avila of Lakewood, Yazmani Quezada-Ortiz of Tacoma and Cristian Alberto Rangel of University Place.

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