{"id":268738,"date":"2026-04-15T07:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/268738\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T07:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:41:17","slug":"the-fresno-county-sheriff-coroners-office-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/268738\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deputies have arrested 29 year old Nicolas Arriaga of Fresno and booked him into jail.<\/p>\n

His bail is set at $2.21 million. \u00a0The Fresno County District Attorney\u2019s Office has filed the following charges.<\/p>\n

– \u00a0 \u00a0Murder
– \u00a0 \u00a0Attempted murder
– \u00a0 \u00a0Assault with a deadly weapon
– \u00a0 \u00a0Two counts of making criminal threats
– \u00a0 \u00a0Resisting arrest with violence
– \u00a0 \u00a0Enhancements for use of a deadly weapon<\/p>\n

Just before 4:00 pm on Easter Sunday, deputies responded to a disturbance at 6700 E. Central Ave. in Fresno (Sago Rey Palms Plant Nursery). \u00a0As deputies responded to the scene, dispatchers provided information that a man was attacking multiple people with a machete. \u00a0Deputies contacted the suspect, Nicolas Arriaga, who was still armed with the machete. \u00a0Deputies ordered him to drop the weapon, which he did. \u00a0Arriaga then immediately charged toward deputies, who quickly took him to the ground. \u00a0Arriaga continued to fight with them until they were ultimately able to place him in handcuffs. \u00a0Some of the deputies suffered minor injuries.<\/p>\n

Other deputies on scene tended to the two female victims. \u00a0They carried the 64 year old woman to EMS personnel who had suffered critical injuries to her upper body. \u00a0A 46 year old woman, who suffered injuries to her hands while trying to defend herself, was also provided medical treatment. \u00a0Both were transported to the hospital. \u00a0The younger woman was released from the hospital later that night. \u00a0<\/p>\n

On April 13th, the 64 year old woman, Maria Salud Banda Wash, passed away in the hospital. \u00a0She was the owner of Sago Rey Palms Plant Nursery, and the suspect is her nephew.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Deputies discovered that Arriaga also tried to attack a man. \u00a0He was able to get away and avoid injury. \u00a0This was an isolated incident. \u00a0The suspect and victims were relatives.<\/p>\n

No further details are available at this time. \u00a0This remains an ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n

Although an arrest has been made, anyone with additional information about this case is asked to please contact Detective Jose Leon at (559) 600-8221, Detective Michael Sasso at (559) 600-8523 or Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867, www.valleycrimestoppers.org<\/a>\u00a0 You will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. \u00a0Reference case # 26-3870.<\/p>\n

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