A man has been convicted of using a machete to kill a homeless man in November of 2013, according to a news release from the Pima County Attorney's Office.
Authorities say John Agee and Shane Blevins lured the man into the wash tunnels near Granada and St. Mary's and then Agee attacked the man with a machete-style sword for close to an hour.
The attack caused bone-deep wounds to the head, arms, and back of the man, according to the Attorney's Office.
Authorities say when Agee realized the victim was still alive, he grabbed a 36-pound river rock and used it to smash the man's head.
Agee and Blevins then wrapped the man's body in a tarp and hid it in a small drainage tunnel.
The man's body was recovered a mile from the scene after rainwater caused the body to wash out of the tunnel.
Authorities say Agee eventually confessed to the crime. He was convicted of First Degree Murder last Friday.
Blevins had previously took a plea to 1st degree murder and received a life sentence with a possibility of parole after 25 years, according to the Attorney's Office.
Agee is scheduled to be sentenced on February 7.
