Rogers teen pleads guilty to murder in Springdale motel case

FAYETTEVILLE -- A Rogers teen pleaded guilty Friday to fatally stabbing a young man during a fight last year at a Springdale motel.

Hector Trejo, 18, of Rogers stabbed Eliazar Torres, 21, three times — twice in the neck — Jan. 10, 2016, at Scottish Inns & Suites, 1219 S. Thompson St.

Torres died two days later at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale.

Trejo, who was 17 and a high school dropout at the time of the killing, was charged as an adult in the case.

Trejo pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.

NW News on 02/04/2017

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