On May 2, 2003 Albert Martinez Carreon was sentenced for the following:

MARICOPA COUNTY CR-2001-090195, Count 1, First Degree Murder (of Armando Hernandez), committed on January 23, 2001, sentenced to DEATH by Lethal Injection.

On January 23, 2001 a Mexican male suspect described as being 6 feet 1 inch wearing a long black jacket, tan pants, black shoes and blue baseball cap entered the residence shared by Armando Hernandez and Christina Aragon shooting both victims numerous times.

Victim, Armando Hernandez received gun shot wounds to his left leg and thigh and a gun shot wound to the head. Armando Hernandez was found deceased upon arrival of police.

Christina Aragon was found conscious with gun shot wounds to her abdomen and back, right shoulder and neck and lacerations to the forehead and back of her head.

Christina Aragon was flown to the Scottsdale Memorial Hospital and recovered from her wounds. At the time of this shooting Christina Aragon's two small sons were sleeping in the apartment.

During the investigation it was discovered the suspect who entered the residence located at 3175 N. Price Road in Chandler, AZ and shot victims Armando Hernandez and Christina Aragon was Albert Martinez Carreon. It was also discovered during the investigation that all parties had been prior acquaintances

Inmate Carreon is also convicted of the following:

Maricopa County CR-2001-090195 Count 2, Attempted First Degree Murder (of Christina Aragon), committed on 1/23/01, sentence 21 years; Counts 3 Burglary First Degree, committed on 1/23/01, sentence 3 years; Counts 4 and 5 Endangerment, committed on 1/23/01, sentence 3 years each; Count 6 Misconduct Involving - Weapons, committed on 1/23/01, sentence 3.75 years.

Albert Martinez Carreon

On January 23,2001 a Mexican male suspect described as being 6-foot-1 and wearing a long black jacket, tan pants, black shoes and blue baseball cap entered the residence shared by Armando Hernandez and Christina Aragon at 3175 N. Price Road in Chandler. The suspect shot both victims numerous times. Hernandez suffered gunshot wounds to his left leg and thigh and another to the head. He was found dead upon arrival of police.

Christina Aragon was found conscious with gunshot wounds to her abdomen and back, right shoulder and neck and lacerations to the forehead and back of her head. She was flown to the Scottsdale Memorial Hospital and recovered from her wounds. At the time of this shooting, Aragon's two small sons were sleeping in the apartment.

During the investigation, police discovered the suspect, who entered the residence, was Albert Martinez Carreon. Carreon had ties to the New Mexican Mafia.

In her testimony, Aragon said she was approached by two men, Robert Palofox and Richard Trujillo, who told her that Hernandez was a snitch responsible for the arrest of Richard's brother, Frank Trujillo, and they wanted Hernandez dead.

She said she agreed to set up Hernandez for the murder by supplying information on his movements just to get out of Richard Trujillo's Tempe home alive.

Aragon let Carreon, who had befriended Hernandez when the two served in the same prison unit, into the house. Carreon, 40, went to the bathroom and returned with his gun drawn. He shot Hernandez, 33, at close range in the head and then shot Aragon several times.

Aragon said she pretended to be dead while Carreon beat her with his gun. She called the police after he left.