Jeustin Maldonado, of Uniondale, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Osmin Campos-Sandoval, of Hempstead, the Nassau County Police Department reported on Tuesday, Jan. 18.
He was scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, NCPD said.
Police said Campos-Sandoval's remains were found in a wooded area near the Uniondale Water Tower on the afternoon of Oct. 6, 2020.
NCPD previously reported the separate arrests of four other people who were also charged with second-degree murder in connection with the case.
They were identified as 22-year-old Sandra Tobar Mejia, 23-year-old Christian Rodriguez, 24-year-old Gerson Stanley Juarez and 23-year-old Raul Ponce, all of Hempstead.
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