Man found dead was person of interest in Diamond Springs homicide case, deputies say

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office says the body of a man found Wednesday in a Diamond Springs home was a person of interest in a homicide that happened at the same location last week.

Deputies were called to the home around 7 a.m. on Fowler Lane in the El Dorado County community south of Placerville for a report of a man found dead.

Officials closed off Fowler Lane between Panther Lane and Short Road throughout the morning due to “significant law enforcement presence,” according to a social media post asking residents to stay away from the area.

Around 1 p.m., deputies said in an update that the man discovered was “positively identified” but his identity was not being released because he was, as deputies described, “a person of interest and a resident in the home where the homicide occurred on Friday.”

Deputies were called to the same home last week after the death of a 63-year-old woman, later identified as Jeanie Ciley. Deputies on Saturday said they had opened a homicide investigation in Ciley’s death.

Detectives on Wednesday afternoon were still working at the home, but deputies said there was no additional information to release to the public.

The Sheriff’s Office did say there was no further threat to the neighborhood.

This story was originally published July 14, 2021 at 9:59 AM.