An arrest has been made in the double homicide of a Howard couple. On March 31, 2023, deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested Eric Michael Escobedo, DOB 10/08/1981 on a Fremont County Sheriff's Office warrant. Escobedo was arrested without incident and has been transferred to the Fremont County Detention Center. Escobedo faces two counts of second-degree homicide, two counts of crimes against an at-risk adult, burglary and motor vehicle theft. Escobedo was identified through the use of forensic DNA analysis.