Crime

Update: Suspect arrested in homicide in southern Tuolumne County; victim identified

By John Holland
Elton Redick, 42, was arrested in the suspected homicide of a man in Big Oak Flat, CA, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.
Elton Redick, 42, was arrested in the suspected homicide of a man in Big Oak Flat, CA, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Tuolumne County SO Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office

A suspect was arrested Tuesday afternoon in an apparent homicide a day earlier in southern Tuolumne County.

The Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office reported that Elton Quintin Redick, 42, was arrested at about 3 p.m., while walking along Highway 120 in the small community just west of Groveland.

He is accused of killing Marc John Dejong, 48, at a Black Road home.

Redick had used several aliases, including Chris Reed, said Sgt. Andrea Benson, a sheriff's spokeswoman. He tried to hide under a business called the Claim Jumper Outpost but was taken into custody quickly, she said.

This story was originally published September 26, 2017 at 4:55 PM with the headline "Update: Suspect arrested in homicide in southern Tuolumne County; victim identified."

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