Overview
- Amanda Ileana Hernandez, 34, entered a no-contest plea on Wednesday for charges tied to the 2024 Rochester Hills home invasion and will be sentenced on Aug. 12, 2026.
- She pleaded to conspiracy to commit first-degree home invasion, accessory after the fact, and conspiracy to impersonate a utility worker.
- Prosecutors say they will use evidence from the earlier trial, including hundreds of text messages and documents showing fake DTE-branded IDs and paperwork, to establish her role in planning and the post-crime cover-up.
- Two men who posed as DTE workers gained entry to Hussein “Sam” Murray’s home in October 2024 and killed him; Carlos Hernandez and Joshua Zuazo were convicted and sentenced to life without parole in December 2025.
- Sentencing for Amanda Hernandez could affect how prosecutors pursue accomplice liability in impersonation ruses and offers a measure of closure for the victim’s family while raising public safety concerns about criminals using fake utility credentials.