2nd suspect in Michigan home invasion where perpetrators posed as utility men charged with murder

The second suspect arrested this week in connection to a deadly Michigan home invasion has been formally charged with murder, police said.

Hussein Murray, 72, was found dead on Oct. 11 in the basement of his Rochester Hills home, according to the sheriff's office. His wife, who called 911, had been tied up with her hands duct-taped.

Following his arrest earlier this week, Joshua Zuazo, 39, of Dearborn, has been charged with felony murder and two counts of unlawful imprisonment in connection with the home invasion, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.

Zuazo pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment on Friday. The judge ordered him held without bond, saying there are concerns about public safety and flight risk.

Pretrial services recommended no bond, saying Zuazo has a "lengthy history of violence" and extensive criminal history. She said Zuazo has no known ties to the victims, citing the "random" nature of the crime.

The defense asked for a cash bond, saying Zuazo is a father of three with strong community ties.

His next court date has been set for Oct. 29.

Murray's wife told law enforcement officials that the night before the attack, the two suspects had shown up to the home claiming to be responding to a gas leak, but they were not allowed inside, according to the sheriff's department.

When they showed up again the following day, they were let into the home, and her husband went with them into the basement, "ostensibly to look for the leak," the sheriff's department said.

When they came back upstairs without her husband, they tied her up and taped her hands, the woman said. She did not see him come out afterward and "assumed he had been kidnapped," the sheriff's department.

In home security camera footage released by the sheriff's department, the suspect can be seen wearing a utility worker's uniform and a mask while holding a clipboard.

"We're DTE. We're checking for gas leaks," the man can be heard saying in the video, naming the Michigan-based energy company.

The other suspect, Carlos Jose Hernandez, 37, was arrested on Saturday, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. He has been charged with murder, and law enforcement officials are seeking his extradition from Louisiana.

"I want to reiterate how proud I am of our whole team and what they did to quickly move this case forward, not only taking our suspects off the street, but bringing evidence to the prosecutor to move this into her court for the next phase," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a statement Thursday announcing the charges against Zuazo.

ABC News' Julia Reinstein contributed to this report.