BAYARD, Neb. — A Nebraskan accused of killing a Colorado man and stuffing the body into a barrel found in a creek will remain in Wyoming to face different charges in that state.
It’s unclear when 24-year-old Zachary Mueller, of Bridgeport, will return to Nebraska to face murder and weapons charges. He is accused of killing 33-year-old Pedro Dominguez of Greeley.
A farmer found the barrel in a creek near Bayard, Neb., on Dec. 4. Dominguez had been shot in the back of the head. Morrill County Attorney Travis Rodak told the Lincoln Journal Star that Mueller will return to Nebraska after the Wyoming case is wrapped up. Mueller’s Wyoming charges include one for car theft and one for reckless driving.
According to court documents, investigators started investigating Mueller in connection to Dominguez’s death after the barrel was found. As they pieced together their case, investigators learned he was jailed more than 100 miles away.
Mueller is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 16 on charges in Wyoming.
