Man suspected of setting Stockton trailer on fire, killing woman and 2 children, is arrested
A man accused of killing a woman and two children after setting fire to a Stockton mobile home trailer in June has been arrested.
José Carmen Cardona, 59, was taken into custody in Modesto on Friday, Stockton police said.
Jail records show he faces charges that include murder, attempted murder, torture and child cruelty.
A woman and two children died after the mobile home trailer was set on fire as they were sleeping on June 25, according to the Stockton Police Department.
Officers were called to the fire at Visalia Court and Harbor Street around 6:38 a.m. to assist the Stockton Fire Department with suspected arson.
Investigators had previously identified Carmona as a suspect and said he was known to the victims. They said he also has known aliases of José Carmona-Estrada, Roberto Giron-Giron, Félipe Ramírez León, Juan Alonzo-Alemndares, Juan Alonzo, José Avilla Cardona and Andrés Vecerra Torres.
Cardona is expected in court on Monday.
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