{"id":161799,"date":"2026-02-03T11:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/161799\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:49:18","slug":"birmingham-police-arrest-california-murder-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/161799\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham Police arrest California murder suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbrc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WBRC<\/a>) &#8211; The Birmingham Police Department has reportedly arrested a man wanted for a murder in California. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to police, James Lawrence Petri, 43, of Murietta, California, is wanted in connection to a murder that happened on Jan. 13, 2026 at the Arbors at California Oaks Apartments. This apartment complex is located at 24375 Jackson Avenue in Murietta, California. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Authorities arrest James Lawrence Petri in Birmingham\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XSX5DGLVMZE6FFW555WM4OBUNI.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Authorities arrest James Lawrence Petri in Birmingham(Birmingham Police Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Murietta Police posted on their Facebook saying that a man was found dead inside an apartment at that complex shortly after 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Birmingham Police say that on Thursday, Jan. 29, their Special Enforcement Team worked in coordination with Murietta Police Department to locate and arrest Petri in the 2600 block of Bush Boulevard without any incident. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Authorities arrest James Lawrence Petri in Birmingham\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NK74WNZYOBCORJIWOKQMLVI4RI.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Authorities arrest James Lawrence Petri in Birmingham(Birmingham Police Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Petri is currently being held in the Jefferson County Jail until he is taken to California. He is charged with murder, murder for financial order or other consideration and criminal conspiracy to commit murder. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Murietta Police say the victim\u2019s ex-girlfriend, Ignacia Cadaos Perkins, 40, of Murietta, was also arrested in connection to the murder. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Ignacia Cadaos Perkins\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4LROOAG6IBHOTHNZUNODKJZ65U.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Ignacia Cadaos Perkins(Murietta Police Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She was reportedly taken into custody on Jan. 29 in Murietta and is facing the same charges as Petri. Police say Petri was an acquaintance of Perkins. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Get news alerts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wbrc-fox6-news\/id449660326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple App Store<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wbrc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play Store<\/a> or subscribe to our email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbrc.com\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WBRC. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BIRMINGHAM, Ala. 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