The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double homicide at a salvage year west of Farmington.
San Juan County deputies were dispatched to the Highway 64 Auto Salvage, 4551 U.S. Highway 64, at 8:59 p.m. April 5 after two bodies were found.
When deputies arrived on scene, it was apparent that the two men died as a result of a homicide. They were identified as Anthony McCants, 26, and Candrick Begay, 31.
At 4 p.m., McCants and Begay were assigned to pull parts out in the yard. Later that evening, employees began to look for the two when family members called concerned that they had not heard from them. Employees began to search the large area and located them on the property.
San Juan County Assessor records lists the property as almost 10 acres.
SJCSO Detective Division is actively investigating this case and asks that anyone with any information about the incident call the Detective’s Tip Line at (505) 333-7878.
“We would like to extend our condolences to both families and are committed to bringing the person(s) involved to justice,” Kristi Hughes, public information manager for the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Hughes also stated, “We are aware that the decedent in Farmington Police Department’s officer-involved shooting worked for Highway 64 Auto Salvage, and we believe that they are completely separate events with no correlation to one another.”
A GoFundMe has been set up for the family of Anthony McCants by Tianna Jacquez.
This article was republished with a corrected date. San Juan County Sheriff’s Office provided an incorrect date of April 4 in the initial press release. The homicides occurred April 5.
