Suspect In Antioch Shooting Death Of San Francisco Man Arrested With Help Of U.S. Marshals
ANTIOCH (CBS SF) -- A suspect in a fatal shooting in Antioch that left a San Francisco man dead last summer was arrested Thursday with the help of the U.S. Marshals Service, according to police.
Carlos Gabrielle Ventura, 22, was arrested today in connection with the August 24, 2013 shooting of San Francisco resident Deon Sanders, 30.
Sanders was shot multiple times at a home in the 200 block of Lawton Street around 12:20 a.m., according to police. He was declared dead at a local hospital a short time later.
Following the shooting, police asked the U.S. Marshal's Service for help in locating Ventura, who was thought to have fled to the Reno area.
Shortly before noon today Marshals contacted police, saying Ventura had fled on foot after they stopped a vehicle he was in in the 1000 block of Claudia Court.
He was found in the apartment of an acquaintance and surrendered without incident, police said. He has been arrested on suspicion of murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and also on a parole hold. Bail was set at $1.1 million for the new charges but no bail is allowed for the parole hold.
The driver of the vehicle, Antioch resident Viktoria Martin, 19, was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory and obstruction of justice, and bail was set at $500,000.
In addition to the Antioch homicide, Ventura was also wanted in connection with an April 20, 2013 incident in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in which he had been arrested allegedly carrying a loaded gun and concentrated cannabis at the 4/20 celebration. A convicted felon, he was prohibited from possessing a gun.
He was released on $150,000 bail in June but skipped out on a September court appearance, according to San Francisco prosecutors.
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