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Third suspect in Bay Area handyman beating turns self in
Published: Friday, December 21, 2012 at 9:43 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 21, 2012 at 2:42 p.m.
SAN JOSE — A third suspect accused of beating a Bay Area handyman who was allegedly forced to fix a dishwasher and other appliances under threat of his life has turned himself into authorities.
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Sgt. Jose Cardoza said Thursday that 49-year-old Richard Rodriguez, Jr. turned himself in at the Alameda Police Department Wednesday for the outstanding warrant for his arrest on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment.
Authorities say the 50-year-old handyman was held hostage at a Morgan Hill on Dec. 3, and notified police after he escaped.
Police later arrested 36-year-old Jason DeJesus and 33-year-old Chanelle Troedson, both of Morgan Hill, on similar criminal charges as well as kidnapping.
The attack followed a long dispute between the handyman and a relative of DeJesus' over payment for previous work.
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