- Elizabeth Larson
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Clearlake Police assist with arrest in Colusa County homicide case
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake Police Department assisted last week in apprehending a former Lake County resident for the murder of a Paradise woman in a case that has involved law enforcement agencies in three counties.
Daniel Albert Robleto, 54, a former Clearlake resident who recently was living in Paradise, was arrested Friday during a traffic stop in Lake County, according to the Colusa County Sheriff’s Office and the Clearlake Police Department.
Robleto is being charged with the murder of Lisa Marie Madrid, 52, whose body was found in Colusa County the day before his arrest, officials said.
The Colusa County Sheriff’s Office reported that just before 7:30 a.m. June 29 deputies were dispatched to a report of a deceased female located on Harbison Road, approximately one mile west of Highway 45. The deceased female later was identified as Madrid.
Detectives learned Madrid had worked in Paradise and subsequently obtained video surveillance of Madrid and an unknown male. The Colusa County Sheriff’s Office said its detectives contacted the Paradise Police Department, whose officers were able to identify the male in the video as Robleto.
Paradise Police officers and Colusa County Sheriff’s detectives responded to a known residence of Robleto. While officials said they didn’t locate him there, they did find what appeared to be a crime scene.
The California Department of Justice Crime Lab was called in to assist and processed the scene. The sheriff’s office said evidence was located that connected Madrid to the residence and Robleto.
Robleto had lived in Clearlake, where he had an extensive history of contacts with police. As a result, Colusa County Sheriff’s detectives contacted the Clearlake Police Department for assistance in the case, said Clearlake Police Sgt. Martin Snyder.
At 2 p.m. June 30 Clearlake Police officers and Colusa County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop on Robleto, who was subsequently arrested, officials said.
When he was stopped, Robleto was driving Madrid’s truck in the area of Woodland Avenue in Clearlake, Snyder said.
Snyder said the truck was stored and processed at the Clearlake Police facility.
Robleto subsequently was booked into the Butte County Jail for murder, officials said.
Initially, authorities indicated that the Butte County District Attorney’s Office would handle Robleto’s prosecution for Madrid’s murder.
However, the Colusa County District Attorney’s Office announced that it has elected to prosecute Robleto for the homicide, which has crossed the jurisdictions of three counties.
“I understand the reasons why the Paradise Police Department wished to proceed with prosecution in Butte County,” said Colusa County District Attorney Matthew Beauchamp in a written statement. “However, my main reason for proceeding in Colusa County is logistical. Because of the location of the body in Colusa County, the physical evidence obtained, and the extensive investigation performed by Colusa County law enforcement in three counties, the appropriate location to venue the case is Colusa County.”
Jail records showed that Robleto subsequently was transferred from the Butte County Jail in Oroville to the Colusa County Jail in Colusa.
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