EX-CON CAPTURED, HELD IN SLAYING.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer CALIFORNIA CITY - An ex-convict sought in the shooting death of another ex-con in the desert northeast of the city's airport has been arrested, California City police said. Lee Wayne Simpson Wayne Kirby Simpson (December 2, 1948 in Los Angeles, California), is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1970-1977. He would play for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, and California Angels]. , 34, of California City, was arrested Saturday without incident by Mendocino County sheriff's deputies outside the city of Ukiah, police said. ``We believe in the evening hours of Feb. 28, the victim and the suspect were together in the suspect's vehicle in a remote area of the city in the general vicinity of the local airport,'' Lt. Steve Colerick said. ``For unknown reasons, the suspect shot to the back of head of the victim, then dragged his body about 20 feet into the desert and left the area.'' The motive for the slaying has not been determined, and the investigation was still ongoing, Colerick said. The victim and the suspect had known each other for several weeks. Simpson has prior convictions for arson arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. and weapon possession, Colerick said. Neither man was on parole parole (pərōl`), in criminal law, release from prison of a convict before the expiration of his term on condition that his activities be restricted and that he report regularly to an officer. . Daryth Fairbank, 35, who was reported missing last Wednesday in what friends and family suspected was foul play foul play n. Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence. foul play Noun 1. violent activity esp. murder 2. , was found dead off a dirt road dirt road n (US) → camino sin firme dirt road n → chemin non macadamisé or non revêtu dirt road dirt n the next day by friends searching the desert for him, police said. Simpson was arrested on suspicion of murder and was being held without bail in Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. County jail, Kern County sheriff's department records showed. He was scheduled to be arraigned today. When Mendocino County deputies arrested Simpson, he was inside a residence, and his 1995 green Ford pickup truck was parked outside, Colerick said. The murder weapon has not been located, Colerick said. Anyone with information about the killing was asked to call Colerick at (760) 373-8606. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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