San Diego County Sheriff's Department: UPDATE #3: Homicide Investigation - Spring Valley

Coronado CA

20 May, 2022

7:36 AM

Description

Press release from San Diego County Sheriff's Department: May 18, 2022 On January 23, 2022, just after 7:00 a.m., hikers found the body of fifty-nine-year-old Ronald Ray McKinney off the roadway in the 3500 block of Millar Ranch Road in Spring Valley. On May 16 just after 11:00 p.m., a search warrant was conducted at the home of forty-three-year-old Adrian Carranza and thirty-two-year-old Brandyce Cuesta-Marquez. Carranza's residence is in the 1400 block of Broadway in El Cajon. Cuesta-Marquez's residence is in the 3900 block of Conrad Drive in Spring Valley. Carranza was arrested for 187(a) PC - Murder and booked into the San Diego Central Jail. Cuesta-Marquez was arrested for 187(a) PC - Murder and booked into the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility. The circumstances and motivations are still under investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Homicide Unit at (858) 285-6330/after hours at (858) 565-5200. You can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. To read our previous news release from January 23, click here. To read our previous news release from January 26, click here. This press release was produced by San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.