On Thursday, July 18 at about 9:09 PM, the Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a suspicious circumstance in the area of Riverside Drive and Mariners Cove in Bay Point.
The caller stated that there was a man who appeared to be beaten in the street.
Deputies arrived and found an unresponsive man in front of a home on the 200 block of Riverside Drive. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. He is identified as 38-year-old Johnny Burns of Bay Point.
At about 9:21 PM, Deputy Sheriffs responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon (a stabbing) on the 2700 block of Willow Pass Road in Bay Point. The victim was later treated and released from a local hospital.
The suspect vehicle and suspect descriptions were broadcast to law enforcement agencies in the area. The Concord Police Department later located the vehicle. Deputies responded to that location and took custody of 20-year-old Abel Garcia of Antioch. An arrest warrant was issued for the second suspect, Erick Ruiz. The 24-year-old Bay Point resident was arrested Friday, July 19, 2019.
Garcia was later booked into the Martinez Detention Facility (MDF) on the following charges:
- assault with a deadly weapon
- felony battery
- conspiracy and participating in a criminal street gang
- Garcia is being held in lieu of $140,000 bail.
Ruiz was also booked into the MDF for:
- assault with a deadly weapon
- felony battery
- conspiracy
- He is being held in lieu of $160,000 bail.
Detectives are still investigating both incidents to determine if they are linked.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any information on this case is asked to contact the Office of the Sheriff at (925) 646-2441 or Investigation Division at (925) 313-2600. For any tips, email: [email protected] or call (866) 846-3592 to leave an anonymous voice message.
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The headline makes no sense the two arrested had nothing to do with the murdered man
“Detectives are still investigating both incidents to determine if they are linked.” Maybe they did have something to do with it, eh?
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