Marijuana and Murder

Police remove marijuana from scene of Kerman double murder

30 to 40 marijuana plant removed from home

By Richard Morales
By KSEE 24 Staff

Story Published: Jul 23, 2009 at 3:29 AM EDT
Story Updated: Jul 23, 2009 at 3:41 AM EDT

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Kerman Police removed more than 30 marijuana plants from the home of a
couple killed in home invasion robbery Wednesday night. It all began
that morning at a home at El Mar Lane and 4th Street in Kerman.
Ironically, the home was under surveillance by police when 3 men went
inside and allegedly shot and killed a couple in their 60s who lived in
the home.

Police chased until the suspects car crashed into another vehicle at
Golden State and Jensen.

Three people in the car were arrested immediately, but a fourth man ran
and was later tracked down and caught.

Kerman police say the home where the couple were killed had been under
surveillance for weeks, suspected of being a marijuana grow house.
Police were planning on raiding the home when the suspects entered the
house.

Neighbors, who identified the couple as Gary and Sandra DeBartolo, were
shocked at the couples death, noting that Sandra worked at the nearby
Kerman High School.