Two Convicted in Execution-Style Killing of Albuquerque Man During 2020 Burglary

Albuquerque –

On Monday, October 27, a Bernalillo County jury convicted 47-year-old Charles Robinson of First-Degree Murder (Felony Murder), Armed Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery, Aggravated Burglary, and Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Burglary.

The same jury also convicted 42-year-old Walter Eddings Jr. of First-Degree Murder, First-Degree Murder (Felony Murder), Kidnapping, Armed Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery, Aggravated Burglary, Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Burglary, and Tampering with Evidence in connection with the 2020 killing of 33-year-old Antonio Jaramillo inside his Albuquerque home.

On December 16, 2020, Albuquerque Police officers responded to a residence in the 2600 block of Eighth Street NW, where they found 33-year-old Antonio Jaramillo dead in a bedroom. Investigators determined that Jaramillo had been bound by his wrists and ankles and shot once in an execution-style

Robinson orchestrated the robbery aimed at targeting Jaramillo. Three co-defendants in the case pleaded guilty and testified during the trial, providing detailed accounts of the events that led to Jaramillo’s death.

Robinson and Eddings are scheduled to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Both defendants face sentences of more than life in the New Mexico Corrections Department.

“The conviction of these two defendants represents an important step toward justice for Mr. Jaramillo and his loved ones,” said the Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman. “We hope today’s verdict brings some measure of peace and closure to his family after nearly five years of waiting for accountability.”

Robinson has a lengthy criminal history in New Mexico. In May 2014, he was implicated in the death of a man in Tijeras, New Mexico, and charged with attempting to kill his girlfriend. The murder case in 2014 was reportedly dismissed due to several reasons, including the uncooperative eyewitness. In 2016, authorities named Robinson as a second suspect in the slaying 33-year-old William Martinez. For his role in the crime, Robinson was charged with Aggravated Assault (Deadly Weapon) and Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Device by a Felon. However, the prosecutor at the time (2017) ultimately dismissed all charges.

In 2013, Eddings faced a murder charge in Bernalillo County per NM Court records. In July 2013, he was granted Interim Conditions for release. On November 05, 2014, the prosecution at the time dismissed the case because they “CANNOT SECURE PARTICIPATION OF WITNESS.” Eddings has faced several other charges in New Mexico including Larceny – Firearm, Receiving Stolen Property – Retain (Firearm), Residential Burglary, Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Burglary (Deadly Weapon), Possession of Burglary Tools, Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Device by a Felon, Criminal Damage to Property (Under $1000), Breaking and Entering, Possession of a Controlled Substance – Felony, Possession of a Controlled Substance – Felony, and so on.

On January 30, 2024, a federal jury found Walter Palmon Eddings, guilty of two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition after just two hours of deliberation. The conviction stems from a January 2022 joint law enforcement operation during which Eddings was observed handling a rifle and later found carrying a backpack containing two stolen firearms. Eddings, a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history, had recently been released from federal supervision at the time of his arrest. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison at sentencing for this conviction.