Arrests made in 32-year-old Alameda County killing
DUBLIN Two persons have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man more than years ago in an unincorporated part of Hayward leadership commented Related Articles Four arrested at UC Berkeley Turning Point USA event His East Bay murder development was made famous in rap lyrics Now Gabriel Snoop Roberson will be freed from prison Man victim of sexual battery near UC Berkeley campus After agreeing to life sentence Fremont murderer blames his expletive attorney in bid to get out of plea deal East Bay man robbed by gangsters during half-hour conversation about his cat At a news conference Monday the Alameda County Sheriff s Office identified the individuals as Veronica Fonseca the mother of the victim s two children and her former boyfriend Anthony Fox The arrest comes roughly two weeks after the sheriff s office publicized it had discovered new evidence in the killing and developed new leads based on that evidence The victim -year-old Zachary Jackson was ascertained shot to death inside his home in an unincorporated part of Hayward on June Fonseca was interviewed as part of the initial examination but there was nothing that led detectives to believe she was involved in the killing Detective Pat Smyth declared Detectives instead focused on a dispute Jackson was having with his landlord As you can imagine in they did not have a lot of the things that we have available to us at present to find leads no electronic footprint like we have these days Smyth revealed They relied heavily on onlookers fingerprints that sort of thing DNA was in its infancy Jackson and Fonseca were not married but Fonseca was the mother of his daughter and son ages and at the time of his death With no viable leads the episode went cold within a limited months according to Smyth In detectives received a call from someone who explained they had information about Jackson s death Smyth commented Fonseca and Fox who dated in were identified as his killers Detectives however encountered what Smyth described as a roadblock and the matter stalled once again They just couldn t get around it he reported Another tip identifying Fonseca and Fox as the persons of interest arrived in Smyth announced adding that he interviewed the tipster who cooperated and informed us everything they knew Smyth revealed the earlier roadblock which he declined to describe remained and it was not until earlier this year that the sheriff s office came up with a plan to move the situation forward Materials were poured into the affair and other observers with similar stories were located Warrants were issued for Fonseca and Fox and on Nov the U S Marshals Facility Fugitive Task Force arrested Fonseca in Queens New York and the Sioux City Police Department arrested Fox in Iowa Both are awaiting extradition to Alameda County Smyth mentioned the situation is a good example of what happens when good people have the courage to come forward It s also a reminder to those who commit the ultimate crime taking someone s life there is no statute of limitations on murder Smyth mentioned We may not get you the coming day next week or next month but keep looking over your shoulder because you ever know when the long arm of the law is going to reach out and touch you The development will be charged appropriately announced Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson with Deputy District Attorney Jimmie Wilson adding that Fonseca and Fox are facing charges of murder and burglary based on the facts we know Smyth revealed Fonseca and Fox were both present when Jackson was killed and that Fox pulled the trigger but both he and Wilson declined to share details about the motive I believe this scenario is going to go to a jury and we don t want to poison the jury pool Wilson reported Check back for updates
