Felon suspected of fatally beating Menifee resident arrested
MENIFEE (CNS) - A convicted felon arrested on suspicion of inflicting ultimately fatal injuries on a 60-year-old Menifee resident near a highway last month remained in custody today without bail.
Richard Adam Lopez, 32, who allegedly beat Jose Gonzalez on the night of May 20 in the 27000 block of Highway 74 in Menifee, was taken into custody Thursday in Perris and booked at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of murder.
He is scheduled to appear for his initial court date at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta on Monday, jail records show.
Riverside County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Rick Espinoza said Lopez was identified after a two-week investigation by the sheriff's Central Homicide Unit. An arrest warrant was issued for Lopez earlier this month. The evidence
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