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Authorities say the second of two suspects has been charged with aggravated murder after they allegedly posed as utility workers to gain entry to a couple’s Michigan home before killing the husband and leaving his wife behind was bound with tape.

Joshua Zuazo, 39, of Dearborn, Michigan, was charged Thursday with aggravated murder and two counts of unlawful imprisonment, according to a Facebook post from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. He is expected to be arraigned Friday afternoon.

According to an X-Post from the sheriff’s office, Zuazo was taken into custody Monday afternoon “without incident.” Authorities identified him as he was traveling in Plymouth Township and conducted a traffic stop, the post said. Plymouth Township is about 45 miles from Rochester Hills, where the murder occurred.

The first suspect, Carlos Jose Hernandez, 37, was arrested Saturday in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is also charged with one count of aggravated murder, punishable by life in prison if convicted, and one count of unlawful imprisonment. Hernandez was being held in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, but the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said it plans to extradite him to Michigan.

It is unclear whether Zuazo or Hernandez have legal representation.

A charging document says Hernandez committed the killing “in the form of a robbery or attempted robbery.”

Authorities said the two men arrived at the Rochester Hills home of Hussein Murray, 72, that he shared with his wife on Thursday and Friday. On both occasions, the men posed as workers for DTE, a Detroit-based utility, and said they were there to investigate a gas leak.

On Thursday, the Murrays did not allow the men into their home. But when they returned Friday, Murray “signed a paper purporting to be from DTE and accompanied the defendant to the basement,” according to a press release from the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday.

The two men then returned upstairs and asked Murray’s wife “where the money and jewelry were,” the statement said. They bound her wrists and ankles with duct tape, punched her in the face and took her phone and watch before driving away in a truck with a DTE sign, according to the news release.

Murray’s wife was able to call 911 and told officers she believed it was her husband kidnapped, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

Murray’s body was discovered in the basement and his wrists and ankles were also wrapped in tape, the prosecutor’s office said.

“Due to the gruesome nature of the injuries, it was not immediately clear whether he had been shot or bludgeoned to death,” the sheriff’s office said.

According to the sheriff’s office, Murray’s death was ruled a homicide by the Oakland County coroner on Saturday. His wife was hospitalized after the incident and has since been released, the sheriff added.

Doorbell camera video shows one of the suspects wearing a respirator mask and identifying himself and another man as DTE Energy workers searched for gas leaks, was released by the sheriff’s office Friday.

“Our condolences go out to the victims of this terrible and tragic event and we hope that the perpetrators are quickly caught and brought to justice,” DTE Energy said in a statement. “Before DTE makes a routine visit to your home, we will endeavor to contact you in advance, either through a call from our call center or via email or text message.”