Paroled man found dead in Arcade Creek after ankle monitor stopped transmitting

The body of a man on parole was recovered Thursday from Arcade Creek in North Sacramento after his electronic monitoring device led authorities to the location, officials said.

Sacramento Fire Department crews pulled the man, believed to be in his 50s, from the water around 1:30 p.m. near Marysville Boulevard in the Hagginwood neighborhood, said Capt. Justin Sylvia, a department spokesman.

The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Daniel Ezra Cannon, 50, of Sacramento. His cause of death remained “undetermined,” according to the Coroner’s Office website.

Parole officers began searching for the man after his monitoring device stopped working about eight hours earlier, Sylvia said.

This story was originally published January 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM.

Darrell Smith

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Darrell Smith is a local reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.