{"id":372717,"date":"2026-06-24T07:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372717\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:22:16","slug":"the-fresno-county-sheriff-coroners-office-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372717\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (ViCAT) have arrested 26 year old Celeste Aguirre of Clovis and 29 year old Juan Cervantes Jr. of Clovis.<\/p>\n

Both are currently in the Fresno County Jail facing charges of murder.<\/p>\n

Around 7:15 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, a school bus driver was travelling on his route along E. Springfield Avenue, outside the city of Fowler, when he noticed a body on the side of the road. \u00a0He made a report to the Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office and deputies were dispatched to the intersection of E. Springfield and S. Claremont Avenues. \u00a0Deputies located a man with an apparent gunshot wound who was dead. \u00a0The victim was later identified as 18 year old Jose Vasquez of Selma.<\/p>\n

Homicide detectives leading the investigation eventually developed information that Aguirre and Cervantes Jr. were responsible for the murder. \u00a0Warrants for their arrests were obtained and executed.<\/p>\n

Anyone with additional information on this case is asked to contact Sheriff\u2019s Detective Oscar Iniguez at (559) 600-8201, or Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867, www.valleycrimestoppers.org<\/a>\u00a0 You will remain anonymous and may receive a cash reward. Reference case # 19-2619<\/p>\n



\nVictim – Jose Vasquez<\/p>\n

\"Suspect
\nSuspect – Celeste Aguirre<\/p>\n

\"Suspect
\nSuspect – Juan Cervantes Jr.
\n \n<\/p>\n

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