A 48-year-old man appeared in court Wednesday morning for his arraignment, three days after his arrest in connection with a deadly May attack that left one woman dead and another man missing.<\/p>\n
Boshay Ware is facing murder and torture charges following the discovery of Georgiana McGheeb in a canal on May 10, according to Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto.<\/p>\n
“Georgiana was severely beaten before being placed in the canal by Boshay Ware, and also, Saldivar, Jerome Saldivar, was severely beaten,” Casto said.<\/p>\n
Police say 55-year-old Jerome Saldivar was assaulted during the same incident but remains missing.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday morning, Fresno police received a report from the Irrigation District of a potential body in the canal, Lt. Brian Valles said. Officers responded and confirmed it was a body, though the identity has not been released.<\/p>\n
“This individual has been in the water for some time and has discoloration and things of that nature, so the ID is unknown,” Valles said.<\/p>\n
Authorities say it is too early to determine whether the body is Saldivar’s or someone else’s.<\/p>\n
Investigators said the violence was not random.<\/p>\n
“These people all knew each other. It wasn’t random. It wasn’t a street encounter. These individuals were all associates,” Casto said.<\/p>\n
Family members of McGheeb attended Wednesday’s hearing, including her cousin, Jackie Smith, who addressed Ware’s appearance in court.<\/p>\n
“What you did, you wasn’t worried about that then, but you are worried about the world seeing you now…” Smith said.<\/p>\n
Smith said she plans to attend every court hearing moving forward.<\/p>\n
“I hope he never sees the streets again. Because the way my cousin looked in a video that is circulating on social media, no, he does not need to come home,” she said.<\/p>\n
Police said Ware does not have a history of violent crime but does have prior convictions involving minor offenses.<\/p>\n
Ware is scheduled to return to court on June 11.<\/p>\n
Authorities have not released any additional information about Saldivar and continue to search the canal.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fresno Police Department.<\/p>\n
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