Woman pleads guilty to cabdriver’s murder
A 23-year-old former U.S. Army soldier earlier this week pleaded guilty to the 2011 shooting death of a cabdriver.
Autumn Dawn Murry pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and robbery with use of a deadly weapon for the slaying of Las Vegan Tesfaye Arze, 30.
Murry was accused of earlier robbing a Mini-Mart in the 4500 block of East Russell Road, near Mountain Vista Street.
As part of a deal, prosecutors dropped three other felony counts against Murry.
Arze was robbed of $224.60, and $500 was taken from the store, a police report states.
Arze was found with a gunshot wound to his head early March 4, 2011, in the 6300 block of High Sierra Avenue, near Mount Hood Street and Carey Avenue, just a block from the address on Murry’s driver’s license.
A key piece of evidence in the case was a security video that showed two people in the cab shortly before Arze was found.
Investigators identified the two women as Murry and Felicia Mosley.
After the arrest of the two women, Mosley pleaded guilty to robbery.
A sentencing hearing was set in Murry’s case for May 8 before Judge Stephany Miley. Murry faces 10 years to life in prison.
Contact reporter Francis McCabe at fmccabe@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-1039.
