BURLEY - An Aberdeen man accused of killing a Rupert man and beating his fiancee during an alleged drug deal will answer to additional charges during a preliminary hearing in Cassia County Magistrate Court at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Gerry Salgado, 22, is being held in the Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center on a $1 million bond for charges of: first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery, battery with intent to commit a serious felony, grand theft, robbery, and drug trafficking in methamphetamine or amphetamine, according to court records.

Salgado was arrested for allegedly killing Liopoldo Amezcua, 25, of Rupert, and beating Estela Castro, 46, of Rupert, before stealing her car during an alleged drug deal near the Raft River store on Sept. 19.

According to court records, after the alleged attack, Castro called 911 and reported that she and Amezcua picked up Salgado to give him a ride to Idaho Falls. Salgado was arrested Sept. 21 after Castro identified him, while she was still in a Pocatello hospital.

Castro, Amezcua and Anna Zavala, 28, of Rupert, were all under investigation for alleged drug dealings at the time of the incident and Castro told police Salgado's alleged attack on her and Amezcua was tied to a drug transaction, according to court records.

Castro and Zavala were both charged in U.S. District Court with distribution of a controlled substance stemming from the investigation under way before the shooting. Castro was released on her own recognizance from Bannock County Jail on Oct. 7. No other court dates have been set for her.

Zavala was transferred from the Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center, where she was held on a U.S. Marshal hold, to Pocatello, where she is slated for a hearing on the drug charge at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.