GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The man who allegedly killed another man due to a drug debt pleaded not guilty today (Monday).
Pedro Santiago-Marquez is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and being party to mutilating a corpse in connection with the Sept. 27 murder of Jason Mendez-Ramos.
Santiago-Marquez filed a speedy trial demand, so during a hearing today (Monday), Judge Donald Zuidmulder set the trial for April 18.
According to the criminal complaints, Santiago-Marquez owned an east side business. Mendez-Ramos, Alexander Burgos-Mojica, and Jeisaac Rodriguez-Garcia all currently or previously worked for Santiago-Marquez.
A witness told police Santiago-Marquez owed Mendez-Ramos $80,000 for a cocaine deal. Rather than pay Mendez-Ramos, Santiago-Marquez allegedly killed him, the complaint claims.
Mendez-Ramos’ body was dumped on the edge of the UWGB campus, and set on fire. Security videos, cell phone tracking information, and DNA tie Rodriguez-Garcia to that scene, according to the criminal complaints.
Burgos-Mojica returns to court March 18 for a balance of initial appearance on a charge of aiding a felon. Rodriguez-Garcia returns to court March 21 for a status conference on a mutilating a corpse count.
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