The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announced that an 18-year-old undocumented immigrant has been arrested in connection with the January incident in which a California man was found mutilated inside his car.
On Friday, April 5, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives arrested a juvenile suspected of murdering 25-year-old Friley Hernandez of Mendota.
Detectives did not release the suspect’s name because he is in juvenile court, but said they determined he was an illegal immigrant from El Salvador.
Detectives added that the boy is in the country illegally and is on probation for assaulting his mother.
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Fresno County authorities have made an arrest in connection with the murder of Fraley Hernandez. (The photo shows the victim) (Fresno County Sheriff’s Office)
On January 17, 2024, deputies responded to check on a vehicle parked in the middle of an orchard near Belmont and Washoe streets, just west of Mendota. Inside the car was the dismembered corpse of a man.
The victim was later identified as Hernandez, and detectives believe he was an acquaintance of the suspect.
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Police say a 17-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador killed Fraley Hernandez (pictured). (Fresno County Sheriff’s Office)
Deputies said the suspect was arrested and booked into the Fresno County Juvenile Justice Campus on suspicion of murder.
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An arrest has been made, but investigators are encouraging anyone who may have information regarding the murder to contact Detective Richard Antunez at 559-600-8221.
