Authorities arrested the illegal immigrant who gunned down Newman police Cpl. Ronil Singh. That suspect was identified as Gustavo Perez Arriaga, 32, who was apprehended in Lamont, near Bakersfield, about 200 miles south of Newman, where the officer was slain.
Later Friday, authorities announced the arrests of Arriaga's girlfriend, Ana Leyde Cervantes, 30, of Newman, and Arriaga's brother, Conrado Virgen Mendoza. The pair were identified as a girlfriend and brother of the gunman.
Both were arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting Arriaga.
Authorities said they've also arrested Arriaga's other brother, Adrian Virgen, 25, and co-worker Erik Razo Quiroz, 27, accusing them of attempting to mislead investigators in the search for the suspect, according to Christianson. They were arrested for being accessories after the fact to a felony.
Both men also were in the country illegally.
The murdered officer was an immigrant, too, arriving legally to fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer in America. Officer Ronil Singh joined the 12-officer Newman police force in July 2011.
He is survived by his wife and a 5-month-old son.
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