Published: Oct 01, 2008 02:20 PM Modified: Oct 01, 2008 03:40 PM
5 charged in slaying of man found in creek



RALEIGH - Police have arrested five people in the stabbing death of a man whose body was found in July in Crabtree Creek.
The killing was not random but stemmed from a dispute involving the victim, Homero Zuluga-Patricio, 26, of Raleigh, police spokesman Jim Sughrue said. Zuluga-Patricio was killed in the early morning of July 21 at 812-102 Navaho Drive and the body was taken to the creek, he said.

Two of the five, all of Raleigh, were charged with murder. They are Javier Medina Torres, 28, and Diego Salinas Hernandez, 30.

The remaining three were charged with accessory after the fact of murder. They are: Carlos Santiago Sanchez, 47, Moises Sanchez Barriento, 36, and Osbaldo Garcia Mendez, 35.

The arrests were made by homicide detectives and members of the police department's Fugitive Task Force. All five were taken to the Wake County Jail.

Zuluga-Patricio died from a stab wound to the neck, according to autopsy results released last week. He had $71.22 in his pockets, and had cocaine in his system, the report said.
This smells of illegals ...

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