Local suspected of killing cousin with dad, step-mom’s help
Authorities allege that an unspecified “labor dispute” prompted a Hollister man, along with his father and step-mother as accomplices, to murder a 42-year-old farm worker who was a cousin of the suspected killer in Southern California before dumping the body in a desert irrigation ditch outside of El Centro near the Mexican border, according to sheriff’s officials from San Benito and Imperial counties. Imperial County Sheriff’s Office investigators worked with the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office to arrest Guillermo Regalado Jr., 35, on Jan. 15 in Hollister at a Union Road residence.
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Drug registrant arrested for having meth at sign-in
A Morgan Hill man had a baggie of methamphetamine in his pocket when he went to the police station to sign up as a narcotic registrant. Joseph Amaral, 39, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance today, according to Sgt. Jerry Neumayer.
Amaral, who is on active probation for drug related charges, arrived in the lobby of the police station at 16200 Vineyard Blvd., to register as a narcotic registrant. When he was taken into the booking area to complete the registration process, his pockets were searched for weapons and paraphernalia. During the search, police found a small plastic bag, weighing about two grams, containing a white powdered substance in his front pocket. The substance tested presumptive positive as methamphetamine, Neumayer said.
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