Man arrested in connection deadly December 2022 stabbing in Merced

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Police have a man in custody accused of murder last December in the North Valley.

Officers arrested 18-year-old Alexander Morales on Monday in east Merced.
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He's accused of killing 21-year-old Jordan Terrell Love on December 21.

It happened on B Street and Cemetery Road.

Officers found Love suffering from stab wounds.

He later died at the hospital
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26-year-old Jose Joya-Flores and 22-year-old Julius Joya-Flores were also identified as suspects in Love's murder.



The two were already arrested and remain in custody.

Morales was booked into the Merced County Jail.
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