Jorge Leonardo Melo, 26, was found fatally shot in Stafford, Virginia, on January 22, 2017. The killing opened a homicide investigation that initially produced no immediate leads or suspects.

Detectives Barry Surles and Todd Nosal led a prolonged inquiry by the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office that included patrol deputies, the SWAT team, and assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, ICE, Prince William County Police, and the Maryland State Police. Multiple search warrants executed during the probe led to arrests in early February 2017. On the evening of February 3, authorities arrested 21-year-old Juan Pablo Rubio on Whitson’s Run. The next afternoon 23-year-old Ronald Antonio Silvestre Torres was taken into custody on Eustace Road after being observed by surveilling detectives and deputies.

Both men were charged with first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and were held without bond at Rappahannock Regional Jail. Does anyone have information about Jorge Melo or his activities in Stafford around January 2017?