RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A Rio Rancho man was sentenced to six years in prison for killing his father in December 2022.
Zane Skinner was 19 years old when he shot and stabbed his father, Michael Skinner, at their Rio Rancho home on North Pole Loop.
According to the criminal complaint, Zane Skinner called the police and eventually admitted his actions. Police said he told them he went into his dad’s bedroom where he was sleeping, woke him up, and asked him if he abused animals. He then killed him.
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The complaint stated that he waited 24 hours to call the police because he was originally going to try and dispose of the body. According to the criminal complaint, when Rio Rancho police arrived, Skinner said he was trying to get in to look around.
At one point, he tried running from officers before arming himself with his skateboard and even tried to tackle an officer, the complaint stated.
Police found the father dead in a bathtub. Court records showed Zane Skinner pleaded guility to second-degree murder on Sept. 9.
