Five suspects were arrested Sunday in the shooting deaths of six people in a remote area of the California desert where a drug deal may have gone down, authorities announced Monday.
Detectives believe the victims decided to meet in the Mojave Desert as part of a sale of “illegal marijuana” before all hell broke loose, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials said during a press conference Monday afternoon.
Four of the dead men’s bodies were partially burned in one vehicle and another victim was found in a second vehicle, authorities said.
A sixth victim was found dead not far from the vehicle, San Bernardino Sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Warrick said.
One of the vehicles at the scene was riddled with gunshots.
The gruesome discovery was made last Tuesday around 8 p.m. after one of the victims called authorities and said he had been shot, Warrick said.
Five suspects were arrested Sunday in the shooting deaths of six people in a remote area of the California desert. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department detectives believe the victims decided to meet in the Mojave Desert as part of an “illegal marijuana” sale. ABC30
San Bernardino Sheriff Shannon Dicus said the area has an ongoing problem related to illegal marijuana farms.
“For all intents and purposes, it appears that illegal marijuana was the driving force behind this murder and that’s all we really know at this point,” the top cop said, noting it was part of organized crime.
Toniel Baez-Duarte, 34, and Mateo Baez-Duarte, 24, brothers from Apple Valley, as well as Jose Nicolas, 33, Jose Gregorio, 34, and Jose Manuel Burgos Parra, 26, all of Adelanto, were detained at the compound, said Warrick.
Eight firearms were also found.
Four of the dead men’s bodies were partially burned in one vehicle and another victim was found in a second vehicle. ABC30 San Bernardino Sheriff Shannon Dicus said the area has an ongoing problem related to illegal marijuana farms. AP
All five were charged with murder and are being held without bail while prosecutors review the case.
Three of the victims were identified as Baldemar Mondragon-Albarran, 34, Franklin Noel Bonilla, 22, and Kevin Dariel Bonilla, 25, the sheriff’s office said.
A 45-year-old man was also identified, but his name has not been released pending family notification.
Authorities are still trying to identify the other two victims.
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