Calistoga murder suspect caught
By MIKE TRELEVEN
Register Staff Writer
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The suspect in the shooting death last week of a Calistoga man was arrested in Southern California on Wednesday afternoon.
Rodolfo Uribe, 23, was arrested by police at the home of a relative in Compton, said Calistoga Police Chief Jonathan Mills. Uribe was taken in without incident at about 2 p.m.
Mills said the arrest of Uribe was made with the assistance of the Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI Fugitive Task Force, as well as the Napa County Sheriff’s Department and investigators from the Napa County District Attorney’s Office.
Two Calistoga police officers were sent to Los Angeles to retrieve the suspect.
Mills said he could not elaborate on how Uribe was tracked down. “Let’s just leave it that he was arrested at a relative’s home,” he said.
Mills also said Uribe will be asked to waive extradition from Los Angeles County and be brought back to Napa County Jail as early as Thursday morning.
“He’ll have a choice to refuse extradition and stay in jail in Compton, which I imagine is a lot worse than jail in Napa County,” Mills said. “Hopefully, he’ll do the smart thing.”
Uribe is accused of killing Luis Octavio Carrillo, 26, of Calistoga, at 1:30 a.m., June 29 on the 1400 block of North Oak Street, near the Napa County Fairgrounds.
The early morning killing was the first in the Upvalley community in 22 years.
When Calistoga police arrived at the scene, Carrillo was found lying in the street. According to the police, Carrillo lived near the scene of the incident.
John Waters Jr. of the Weekly Calistogan contributed to this report.
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magnum wrote on Jul 8, 2009 5:37 PM:
srsly wrote on Jul 8, 2009 5:51 PM:
glad to hear that he was caught. "
Baraki wrote on Jul 8, 2009 6:41 PM:
napan79 wrote on Jul 8, 2009 6:58 PM:
Mr. Feasor wrote on Jul 8, 2009 9:16 PM:
And something tells me that he may prefer Napa County Jail to Compton's...just a hunch, of course... "
upvalley22 wrote on Jul 8, 2009 11:21 PM:
jack27022003 wrote on Jul 9, 2009 2:45 AM:
MarkMiwords wrote on Jul 9, 2009 7:54 AM:
WHY wrote on Jul 9, 2009 9:18 AM:
amazed wrote on Jul 9, 2009 9:28 AM:
winewoman wrote on Jul 9, 2009 12:51 PM:
NUHS67 wrote on Jul 9, 2009 12:58 PM:
LoveLolo wrote on Jul 9, 2009 3:35 PM:
Baraki wrote on Jul 9, 2009 8:31 PM:
I heard the guy was already in Napa Jail as of early this morning! A quick search on the county website shows that he is, in fact, in custody at Napa County Jail! That was quick. "