An illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested April 5 on charges of murdering a man and then dismembering his body.
The suspect, who was just 17 at the time of the murder, has not had his identity released as a result of his status as a minor. He was already on probation at the time of the attack for assaulting his mother.
The Fresno County Sheriff said in a statement:
On Friday, April 5th, homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year-old from Mendota. He has been booked into the Fresno County Juvenile Justice Campus and faces one count of murder. His name is not being released due to him currently being in the juvenile court system. The court has the discretion to transfer this matter to an adult court. That decision will be made at a later time.
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