“We are also grateful for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department’s tireless work in seeking justice for my grandfather and for their compassion throughout our grieving process,” Murray said. “We are heartbroken at the news of his death, but it will connect our family with the determination he instilled in us by being the man he was.”

Hernandez was arrested without incident in Shreveport around 4 p.m. Saturday after officers with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office spotted a vehicle that matched Hernandez’s vehicle on Interstate 49.

Officers conducted a traffic stop and arrested Hernandez on an armed robbery warrant out of Ohio and a murder warrant out of Oakland County. He is being held at the Caddo Correction Center.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said Hernandez is scheduled to appear in court in the next few days and it was not immediately known whether he would waive extradition to Michigan.

Information about a second suspect was not released.

“This case is an extremely disturbing and tragic event for which we want to hold the perpetrators fully accountable,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a news release Sunday.

“I am so proud of our entire team and how they have worked around the clock to move this case forward. I am also very proud of our partnership with the US Marshal’s Service as well as the local sheriff’s office who were on the lookout for our suspicious vehicle. We continue to ask the public for help in locating the second suspect.”

The murder occurred just before noon Friday at a home in the 3700 block of Newcastle, an upscale neighborhood.

According to the sheriff’s office, Hernandez and a thin man posed as DTE employees and drove a white pickup truck with a DTE license plate on it.

In a clip shared on the sheriff’s office’s social media accounts, a large man wearing a high-visibility vest and medical face mask can be heard saying, “We are DTE. We’re looking for gas leaks.”

Man killed in Rochester Hills home by men posing as workers

Two men posing as utility workers arrived at a home in the 3700 block of Newcastle Drive in Rochester Hills Thursday evening but were denied entry.

According to the sheriff’s office, Murray’s wife told officers the men came to their home Thursday night claiming there was a gas leak but were not allowed in. She said Friday that they were allowed into the home and her husband accompanied her to the basement, ostensibly to check for the leak.

The sheriff’s office said Murray’s wife called 911. She was tied up and her hands were taped. She initially told officers that she believed her husband may have been kidnapped. When officers searched the house, they found the man’s body in the basement.

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Staff writer Kim Kozlowski contributed.