Electric Bill Turned Deadly | Tucson News

Tucson News Today | 2 Min Now | The Daily News Now! · Jul 30, 2026 · 1m

A shocking murder in Phoenix: 31-year-old Troy Yazzie faces second-degree murder charges after allegedly attacking his 76-year-old roommate, Manuel Martinez, with a construction helmet over a $50 electric bill dispute. Martinez suffered severe facial fractures, underwent surgery, and died from blunt force trauma in July. Yazzie, who fled to Flagstaff and even told his probation officer he planned to return, admitted to the assault. Now held on a $1 million bond, this isn’t his first brush with the law—he’s got prior aggravated assault convictions. A chilling reminder of how quickly violence…