Crime & Safety
Arrest Made for Death of Man Whose Body Was Dumped on 105 Freeway
The victim's body was found in a shallow grave near the Glenn Anderson 105 Freeway in Downey on Sunday afternoon.
A transient was in custody today on suspicion of killing a man whose body was found in a shallow grave near the westbound Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway in Downey, authorities said.
The body of the unidentified man, believed to have been in his 30s, was discovered about 4:45 p.m. Sunday west of Lakewood Boulevard. The cause of death has not been announced.
On Tuesday, police arrested 22-year-old Bryan Petty and booked him on suspicion of murder, the Downey Police Department reported. He was being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
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"The suspect ... is a transient who resided near the area where this homicide occurred," according to a police statement. "During the course of this investigation, Downey detectives received information that led to the identification and subsequent arrest of the suspect."