From Stan Oklobdzija:
Three people were arrested Wednesday in connection with the slaying of 33-year-old Vallejo resident David Joshua Barreda, whose body was found Nov. 26 in the trunk of a car parked on 40th Street.
Curtis Chapman (left photo), 20, Richard Hundley (center photo), 20, and Tammy Turney (right photo), 44, all from Sacramento, were booked on suspicion of murder early Wednesday morning, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
In addition to the murder charge, all three were booked on suspicion of armed robbery, according to jail records. Turney and Hundley also were booked on charges of conspiracy, records show.
"We got quite a few calls from people in the community," said sheriff's spokesman Sgt. R.L. Davis, adding that the tips led homicide investigators to the trio.
Sheriff's officials are still trying to determine a motive in the slaying, Davis said. Barreda, also known as "Johnny Vidal" or "King Rizz," had no known links to the Sacramento area, he said
Deputies don't believe that Barreda was killed in the area of 40th Street and 44th Avenue where his body was found, Davis said, but he refused to say where Barreda may have been killed for fear of jeopardizing the investigation.
Barreda's body was found in a white 1996 Ford Taurus by deputies who noticed blood leaking from the trunk.
Sheriff's investigators are not disclosing any potential relationship Barreda may have had with the three people arrested, Davis said.
Anyone with additional information about this crime is urged to call the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department at (916) 874-5115, or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
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