TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - The second man accused of killing FSU Professor Dan Markel is in the Leon County Jail.
Luis Rivera is being charged with first degree murder, according to Leon County deputies.
Prior to his extradition, Rivera was being held in a federal facility for his involvement in the gang, the Latin Kings, according to the Department of Justice.
Sigfredo Garcia, was arrested last month in Broward County and is also facing murder charges in the professor's death. He was in court last week for a bond hearing however bond was not set and as of Tuesday, no rescheduled hearing date has been set.
Dan Markel was killed in July of 2014 after being shot outside his Tallahassee home.
Police believe his ex-wife's family's desire to have her and Markel's children move to south Florida may have been the motive for his murder.
