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Man Arrested in Connection To Murder Of Stockton Woman

STOCKTON (CBS13) —Less than a week after a woman who was found dead in what police call a "severe attack," investigators have arrested her alleged killer.

Steven Martinez, 55, was arrested Thursday on homicide charges in connection to 57-year-old Mary Sellars' death. Sellars was found dead in her home on the 7000 block of Village Green Drive on Friday.

On Tuesday, police found a black truck that was taken from the scene of the crime torched in a nearby Stockton neighborhood.

SPD NEWS: VILLAGE GREEN HOMICIDE ARREST Today, Steven Martinez, 55, was arrested in connection to the February 7, 2020...

Posted by Stockton Police Department on Thursday, February 13, 2020

The investigation into Sellars' death is still ongoing. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Stockton Police Department.

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