Arraignment Continued for Homicide Suspect in Shooting Deaths of 2 College Students Near Goleta
Bryan Munoz of Santa Barbara and a 15-year-old juvenile are accused in slayings of Enzo Marino Rastelli and Jasper Pieter van der Meulen
Santa Barbara County SWAT team members serve search and arrest warrants last Thursday in Santa Barbara. One of those arrested, Bryan Munoz, 21, was criminally charged with homicide and conspiracy to commit robbery, and was arraigned in court on Monday. (Angela Duffy Kelly photo) By Tom Bolton, Noozhawk Executive Editor | @tombol | UPDATED 10:35 p.m.
February 8, 2021
| 3:20 p.m.
A Santa Barbara man accused of murdering two local college students in what authorities are describing as a drug deal gone bad appeared for arraignment Monday in Superior Court in Santa Barbara.
Sheriff Bill Brown described the double homicide as a “robbery ripoff,” in which the two victims planned to sell at least half a pound of marijuana to the suspects but were robbed instead.
| 8:30 a.m.
As I’ve said before, our team at Noozhawk has been overwhelmed by the volume of reader response after managing editor Giana Magnoli asked for your questions about the coronavirus vaccine and its chaotic rollout.
But it’s been the subsequent heartfelt thanks from those same readers that has been the most gratifying for us.
A handwritten note from Hawks Club members Fermina and Steve Ferry of Goleta is representative of the kind of feedback we’ve been receiving.
“Your coverage of the confusing and anxiety-making process of getting a COVID vaccination has been spectacular for its thoroughness and clarity,” they wrote. “We have come to rely on it as our best source of guidance and background.”