A young man who was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting another man at an apartment in the El Cerrito neighborhood was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years to life in state prison.
Teenage suspect in San Diego homicide found, arrested in Murrieta [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Four days after a man was fatally shot in San Diego, authorities found and arrested the 18-year-old suspect in Murrieta, police said Thursday.
San Diego police had been looking for Joseph Mehlenbacher, wanted as the suspected gunman in the death of 28-year-old San Diego resident Kenneth Confer earlier this week.
San Diego police homicide Lt. Andra Brown said Mehlenbacher was found in the Southwest Riverside County city and arrested without incident Wednesday. She did not say what led authorities to find Mehlenbacher, but thanked Murrieta Police Department for their help in apprehending him.
Suspect arrested in deadly El Cerrito shooting
San Diego Police
and last updated 2020-12-31 19:11:54-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) A suspect was arrested in connection with a shooting that killed one man in the El Cerrito neighborhood late Saturday night, San Diego Police announced.
Joseph Mehlenbacher,18, was booked into the San Diego County Jail on Wednesday for murder in the death of 28-year-old Kenneth Confer four days earlier, according to police.
Shortly after 11 p.m. on December 26, Police were called to the 5700 block of El Cajon Boulevard after receiving reports of a possible shooting in the area. When they arrived, officers found Confer with an apparent gunshot to the head. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died, according to police.