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2nd Suspect Arrested In Connection To 2019 Killing Of Marysville Woman

MARYSVILLE (CBS13) – A second suspect was arrested in connection to the shooting death a woman in her home in September 2019, the Marysville Police Department announced on Thursday.

Marysville police said officers arrested Cody Dion Morris, 27, of Rancho Cordova, in Acampo early Thursday.

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(credit: Marysville PD)

Morris was booked into the Yuba County Jail and faces charges of residential burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and accessory to murder, police said. He was located and apprehended in the 3200 block of E. Woodson Road.

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Jesse Jaramillo, 30, of Sacramento, was known the Smith family and was arrested four days later in front of the Feather Falls Casino in Oroville, authorities said. He was booked into the Yuba County Jail on multiple charges, including murder.

Marysville police said investigators learned Smith was shot in the head at close range. The department said information from Smith's family members indicated two suspects were responsible for her death and that the two suspects left the scene in Smith's vehicle.

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