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Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado was decapitated, dismembered, and partially burned. His body was found on the side of the road Friday afternoon. Juan A. Martinez Matos was arrested the following Monday and charged on Wednesday with first degree murder and four other counts.
The DA was questioning whether this was a hate crime because the victim was gay. The suspect picked up the victim because he was dressed like a woman. When the suspect realized he was a man, he became very angry and then he killed him. Because the murder was so brutal and the victim was openly gay, they are pushing this to be a hate crime.
