Police say witness heard suspect comment about bishop owing him money
He said a witness had maintained that the suspect was acting strangely and had made comments about the bishop owing him money.
He said the suspect had been arrested at 8.15 local time on Monday morning. He said weapons were found at the suspect’s home and that ballistic tests were pending. Police in Los Angeles had said on Sunday that it was treating the death of Bishop O’Connell as murder.Sheriff Luna said a deacon had phoned emergency services after calling to the bishop’s house on Saturday as he was late for a meeting.
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