Monday, March 15, 2021
The San Marcos Police Department arrested a San Antonio man for the murder of a San Marcos woman on Friday.
SMPD arrested Kiril St. John Sokoloff, 42, following an investigation into the death of 36-year-old Cheryl Ritzer.
Kiril St. John Sokoloff, 42
Officials said SMPD officers responded to a welfare check call at a residence near the intersection of North Bishop Street and Craddock Avenue on Friday at approximately 8:34 p.m. Police said officers knocked on the door when they arrived and no one answered. Officers then went to the back of the house and found a woman’s body on the patio, SMPD said.
Man accused of killing San Marcos woman in her home arrested in San Antonio
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A man accused of killing a woman in her San Marcos home earlier this month was arrested Monday in San Antonio.Larry W. Smith/Getty Images
A man accused of killing a woman in her San Marcos home earlier this month was arrested Monday in San Antonio.
Kiril St. John Sokoloff, 42, was charged in connection with the death of 36-year-old Cheryl Ritzer, who was found dead March 12 during a welfare check by San Marcos police.
Police arrived at the home located near the intersection of North Bishop Street and Craddock Avenue at around 8:30 p.m. to find Ritzer s body on the backyard patio. Police did not say how Ritzer was killed or how she knew Sokoloff.
Man suspected in San Marcos woman s murder arrested in San Antonio
The woman s body was found on her backyard patio Friday night. A baby lying nearby was not seriously injured. Author: KENS5.com Staff (KENS 5) Published: 4:42 PM CDT March 15, 2021 Updated: 4:46 PM CDT March 15, 2021
SAN ANTONIO San Marcos Police have arrested Kiril St. John Sokoloff, 42, in San Antonio in connection with the murder of a San Marcos woman on Friday evening.
Officers responded to a welfare check call at a residence near the corner of North Bishop Street and Craddock Avenue in San Marcos at 8:34 p.m. Friday.
Upon arrival at the residence, officers knocked on the front door and didn’t receive an answer, according to a San Marcos Police news release. The officers said they then went around to the back of the house and discovered a woman’s body on the patio.
Following an investigation from the San Marcos Police Department s Criminal Investigation Division, authorities say police have arrested a suspect for the March 12 murder of a San Marcos woman.