Arrest made in connection to 2017 Merced cold case, police say

Thursday, October 27, 2022
MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- An arrest has been made in connection to a cold case in Merced in 2017.

Thursday afternoon, Merced police say they arrested 30-year-old Michael Anthony Jaramillo for the murder of 48-year-old Woodrow Tomas Ernest Herrera.
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On December 1, 2017, authorities found Herrera shot to death at the Studio 6 Motel on V St.

Police were unable to gain traction on their investigation in recent years.

A breakthrough in the case came when Jaramillo was believed to be caught on surveillance video using Herrera's stolen debit card.
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Police found Jaramillo in Turlock and took him into custody. He was booked in the Merced County Jail for murder, assault with a deadly weapon and robbery.

Anyone with more information is asked to contact authorities.
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