MODESTO, Calif. (AP) - Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a man whose remains were found in the backyard of a Modesto home.
Robert Wisswell and Rebecca Garcia were taken into custody at a homeless encampment Friday for investigation of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
The Modesto Bee reports the remains of 26-year-old Jacob Sutton-Bubeck were found Nov. 24 beneath a shed that had been removed after Wisswell and Garcia moved out of the property.
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The young man had been reported missing by his brother in February. His remains were discovered by a resident who was digging in the yard to bury a dead pet.
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tom Letras said tips from other people who lived at the house led detectives to the suspects.
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