GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Four individuals were charged on Wednesday for the murder of Preble High School student Frederico Abarca.
He was shot and killed on February 22 following an alleged drug deal and all four individuals involved in the incident face reckless homicide charges.
21-year-old Jared Williquette allegedly shot Abarca and is also being charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and misdemeanor counts of obstruction and bail jumping.
According to the complaint, he told police that he used a 9mm Smith & Wesson in the shooting.
17-year-old Gavin Rock allegedly set up the deal and is charged with being party to reckless homicide, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and misdemeanor counts of obstruction and bail jumping.
18-year-old Colton Kehoe and 20-year-old Jarid Stevens face counts of being party to reckless homicide and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, plus misdemeanor obstructing.
According to Green Bay Police, Rock set up the drug deal with Abarca and the four went to his apartment with the plan of stealing four vaping cartridges that contained THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.
“(Williquette) said while en route Gavin and Colton came up with the plan to rob Federico. He said Colton had a knife and was going to pull it out. He said he told everyone he had his gun. He said after Federico was shot they came up with a fabricated story and everyone agreed to say it was self-defense and Federico had tried to rob the three of them,” the complaint quotes Williquette as saying.
