Stanislaus County Sheriff s Office said they believe the deceased was roommates with the alleged killer. Author: Samantha Solomon (ABC10) Updated: 1:53 PM PDT May 12, 2021
PATTERSON, Calif. The Stanislaus County Sheriff s Office said in a Facebook post they have arrested a man on Wednesday in connection with a body recovered from an aqueduct.
The arrest comes roughly 24 hours after the body of 62-year-old Patterson resident Anthony “Tony” Pistoia was found in the California Aqueduct on Tuesday, May 11. Pistoia was allegedly killed by his roommate, Stanislaus County detectives said in the press release.
Juan Ramon Haro Ortega, 33, of Patterson, was arrested and is currently being held without bail at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center. He is awaiting arraignment for homicide, assault and Immigration and Naturalization Service hold charges. Ortega is originally from Mexico, according to his arrest record.
Apr 30, 2021
LISBON Anthony J. Antonas, 40, Poland, was bound over in county Municipal Court to the grand jury on charges of domestic violence, criminal trespassing, aggravated burglary and disrupting public services. Antonas is accused of striking Cheyenne Cooper in the nose three times and causing it to bleed in May of 2020 and then entering the home of Ester Blue, whose granddaughter, Cooper, had fled there to shelter from Antonas. He reportedly refused to leave when he was told to go by three people there and swatted Blue’s arm causing her phone to fall and break when she was attempting to call 911.
Apr 30, 2021
LISBON Anthony J. Antonas, 40, Poland, was bound over in county Municipal Court to the grand jury on charges of domestic violence, criminal trespassing, aggravated burglary and disrupting public services. Antonas is accused of striking Cheyenne Cooper in the nose three times and causing it to bleed in May of 2020 and then entering the home of Ester Blue, whose granddaughter, Cooper, had fled there to shelter from Antonas. He reportedly refused to leave when he was told to go by three people there and swatted Blue’s arm causing her phone to fall and break when she was attempting to call 911.