A teenager faces a capital-murder charge in the shooting death of a man last week in Hempstead County, according to the sheriff’s office.
Jonathan Moreno, 16, is also charged with one count of abuse of a corpse in the killing of Thomas Villanueva, 23, who was found Friday morning at a home on Hempstead County Road 2 near Hope, authorities said in a news release.
The sheriff's office said it received information about a possible suspect leaving the scene on a four-wheeler, later stopping the all-terrain vehicle driven by Moreno and taking the teenager into custody.
The Hempstead County sheriff's office and the Arkansas State Police are investigating the homicide.
