FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a missing Fresno woman was found dead inside a home Wednesday.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a missing Fresno woman was found dead inside a home Wednesday. (FOX26)
According to Fresno County Jail records, Jefferey Vernon Michaels was booked on a murder charge.
This comes after the death of Alison Riley, whose legal name is Tatyana McIntyre.
Riley was reported missing Tuesday after she failed to pick up her daughter from school.
Her rented Zipcar was later found abandoned in an orchard near Academy and McKinley avenues.
On Wednesday, Fresno police served a search warrant at a home on East Grove Avenue, where Riley was found dead.
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Her mother told FOX26 her body was discovered in the garage.
Homicide detectives said evidence of a disturbance was found inside the home.
Family members told FOX26 the home belongs to Riley’s ex-boyfriend and father of two of her children.
Lopez also said Riley had previously disclosed alleged domestic violence involving the children’s father.
The investigation remains ongoing, and additional details surrounding Michaels’ arrest have not yet been released.