Roommate Of Hayward Man Found Stabbed To Death Arrested For Murder
HAYWARD (CBS SF) - The roommate of a man who was found stabbed to death near the railroad tracks in unincorporated Hayward last week has been arrested on suspicion of murder, an Alameda County sheriff's spokesman said Monday.
The suspect, 54-year-old handyman Michael Wyatt, previously served 10 years in state prison on a manslaughter conviction for killing another roommate in Oakland, sheriff's Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.
James Nobles, 59, was found dead around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday near the 500 block of Hampton Road in the Cherryland neighborhood, Nelson said.
Sheriff's investigators learned that Nobles lived in the 700 block of Hampton Road, a short distance from the spot where his body was found.
Further investigation led them to suspect that Wyatt was involved in the murder, and Nelson said it is believed that Wyatt killed Nobles in the home then dumped his body during the night.
Investigators served a search warrant at the home on Friday.
Wyatt turned himself in to the Hayward Police Department on Sunday, and was taken to the sheriff's Eden Township Substation in San Leandro, where he cooperated with investigators, Nelson said.
Wyatt was being held without bail at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, and was tentatively scheduled to be arraigned at the Hayward Hall of Justice on Wednesday afternoon.
Because of his history, Wyatt is being held in a cell by himself, Nelson said.
He said Wyatt had been free on parole from state prison for about five years after completing his sentence for killing his former roommate.
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