Man pleads guilty to killing Tucson businessman in Foothills home

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TUCSON, Arizona (KOLD News 13) – A man pleaded guilty to killing a Tucson businessman at his Foothills home in 2018.

Frank Eugene Martinez Jr. pleaded guilty to second degree murder and trafficking in stolen property on Wednesday October 6th. He will be sentenced in January 2022.

Martinez had been charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, burglary and vehicle theft.

In April 2018, employees at Robert Belman’s company Arizona Auto Refrigeration called the authorities to report him missing.

Tucson businessman Robert Belman was found dead at his home in Foothills near River and Craycroft in April 2018.

The Pima County Sherriff’s Department conducted a social check and found Belman’s body in his home, which was near River and Craycroft.

Belman was tied to a chair with belts and ties. According to the preliminary report, the house was ransacked and items such as a television, jewelry, stereo, computer and surveillance cameras were missing.

The next day, Martinez was arrested after driving Belman’s truck.

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