Stockton police arrest suspect on homicide charges in missing persons case
STOCKTON – A suspect was arrested on homicide-related charges in connection with the death of a person who went missing late last year, Stockton police said on Friday.
In November, the Stockton Police Department said it began a missing person's investigation for 27-year-old Leanalea "LaLa" Leanos.
During that investigation, detectives found human remains that were identified as Leanos.
Police said they identified a suspect as 38-year-old Adam Lopez, who was arrested by the U.S. Marshal Task Force on Tuesday.
Lopez was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on homicide-related charges, police said.
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