MODESTO (AP) - Modesto police said a suspect in five homicides this weekend is also suspected of killing a toddler left in his care last year.
Modesto Police Chief Galen Carroll said a pathologist concluded on Thursday that 2-year-old Christopher Ripley died of head injuries on Oct. 2, 2014.
A warrant was issued for Martin "Marty" Martinez Saturday evening.
Earlier on Saturday, two women and three young girls were found slain in a Modesto home. The victims included 38-year-old Amanda Crews and the six-month old daughter she had with Martinez. Martinez is also a suspect in these deaths.
He was arrested early Sunday morning as he left a San Jose movie theater with his father.
