San Diego County sheriff’s deputies arrested an 18-year-old Vista man on suspicion of murder in connection to a death reported Wednesday, officials said.
Jonathan William Badillo was taken into custody late Friday on Helix Street near Hillside Drive in Spring Valley. He was booked into San Diego Central Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday.
Badillo is suspected of murdering an unidentified man who was found seriously injured early Wednesday morning at a gas station along East Vista Way and Monte Mar Road in Vista. The victim’s identity has been withheld by investigators pending notification of his next of kin.
The case remains under active investigation. The Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet determined the victim’s cause or manner of death.
The Sheriff’s Office urged anyone with information about the crime to contact the sheriff’s homicide unit at (858) 285-6330 or (858) 868-3200. Witnesses also may call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
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