Third suspect arrested in connection to fatal hit and run crash of bicyclist in Albuquerque 

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have arrested the third and final suspect police say is connected to the deadly hit-and-run crash of a bicyclist. Last May, police say 15-year-old William Garcia, 13-year-old Johnathan Overbay, and 11-year-old Messiah Hayes recorded themselves intentionally crashing a stolen car into 63-year-old Scott Habermehl, killing him.

Police say Habermehl was riding to work at Sandia National Laboratories when the teens hit him near Constitution Ave. and Wyoming Blvd. Garcia was arrested on Wednesday and is facing charges for murder, leaving the scene of a crash, and other charges. Overbay, is facing the same charges. It is unclear what charges 11-year-old Hayes will face but in an update on Wednesday, the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office says a child his age can be charged with murder in Bernalillo County.

 

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