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Modesto PD: Second Suspect Arrested For Park Assault In August That Left 1 Man In Dead

MODESTO (CBS13) — Police have made a second arrest in relation to a Modesto park assault on August 10 that resulted in one man dead.

Ruben Rosales, 25, turned himself in on Friday for the homicide of 63-year-old Jace Decker, Modesto police said.

Rosales and Matthew Arguello, who was arrested on August 17, allegedly attacked Decker, who they believed was a registered sex offender, and left him in a coma.

READ: Man Mistaken As Sex Offender, Beaten Into Coma In Modesto Has Died; 1 Suspect At Large

Decker never regained consciousness and was eventually pronounced dead.

Modesto PD said both Rosales and Arguello have been charged with homicide.

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