MERCED, Calif. - A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a California family.
Alberto Salgado was arrested Thursday night in Merced County for criminal conspiracy, accessory, and destroying evidence. The sheriff's office says Alberto is the brother of Jesus Manuel Salgado, who is suspected of kidnapping and murdering eight-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her parents, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur and 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, and the baby's 39-year-old uncle Amandeep Singh.Alberto Salgado (left), Jesus Manuel Salgado (right) On Wednesday night Merced County Sheriff Vernon Warnke announced that all four family members were found dead.
Warnke did not release any information about how and when they believe the family was killed. He said the victims were close to each other when found by a farmworker in a remote area.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Suspect in California family's kidnapping in custodyMerced County officials found the bodies of 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her parents – Jasleen Kaur and Jasdeep Singh – and uncle Amandeep Singh on Oct.
5, 2022. The family was kidnapped at gunpoint and have was missing since Monday. (Merced County Sher The four family members were taken from their business in Merced, a city of 86,000 people about 125 miles southeast of San Francisco in the San Joaquin Valley, California’s agricultural heartland.