Here is a very sad example of that old saying, "no good deed goes unpunished."
A Veterans' Security Officer was murdered by a guy who he helped by giving him a ride in his security vehicle.
By the way, I thought all Veterans' security officers were armed with handguns -- is that correct?
Here is a link to the story:
http://www.napanews.com/templates/i..._full&id=C85AAAC3-975C-4F00-99E7-28AC5EDCA12B
Yountville security guard was stabbed
Thursday, August 7, 2003
By MARSHA DORGAN
Register Staff Writer
The Napa County coroner's office revealed Wednesday that murdered Yountville Veterans Home security officer Manuel Reyes died from stab wounds. Sheriff's investigators did not release any more details from the autopsy.
The body of Reyes, 58, of Napa, was found by a passing motorist around 12:30 a.m. Monday on Dry Creek Road. The motorist saw that Reyes' security car had crashed into a tree and called paramedics.
Investigators are looking for a Hispanic male for questioning in connection with Reyes' murder.
The man sought for questioning took a taxi from Napa to Yountville around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The driver had difficulty understanding where the man wanted to go because the man spoke Spanish and the taxi driver didn't.
The taxi driver took the man to the guard shack at the entrance of Veterans Home, where Reyes was on duty. She asked if someone one could help her with Spanish translation.
Reyes is bilingual and offered to assist, sheriff's Capt. Mike Loughran said. Reyes learned where the man wanted to go and offered to drive him there in his security vehicle.
That was the last time Reyes was seen alive. His body was discovered around an hour later, about 10 miles from the Veterans Home.
Detectives are asking for the public's help in locating the Hispanic man. He is described as about 21, 5-foot-6, with a medium build and wearing a tan baseball cap, a light colored shirt and very baggy blue jeans. Investigators believe he might have suffered a head wound the night of Reyes' death.
Investigators have also received information that a man matching his description was seen around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the South Napa Marketplace parking lot near Raley's supermarket, asking people for a ride, Loughran said.
The sheriff's investigation unit has set up a bilingual toll free phone line and is asking anyone who may have information to call 1-877-426-4847.
Information about Reyes' family provided to the Register by his nephew Ernie Lugo on Tuesday was incorrect.
Reyes is survived by his children, Stacy and his wife Michelle, Rolando and Melissa; grandchildren Mariah and Kalon; his mother, Angelina, and his sisters and brothers.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., tonight at Treadway & Wigger Funeral Chapel. A rosary will be celebrated at 6 p.m., Friday, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 981 Napa St., Napa.
Marsha Dorgan can be reached at 256-2214 or [email protected]
A Veterans' Security Officer was murdered by a guy who he helped by giving him a ride in his security vehicle.
By the way, I thought all Veterans' security officers were armed with handguns -- is that correct?
Here is a link to the story:
http://www.napanews.com/templates/i..._full&id=C85AAAC3-975C-4F00-99E7-28AC5EDCA12B
Yountville security guard was stabbed
Thursday, August 7, 2003
By MARSHA DORGAN
Register Staff Writer
The Napa County coroner's office revealed Wednesday that murdered Yountville Veterans Home security officer Manuel Reyes died from stab wounds. Sheriff's investigators did not release any more details from the autopsy.
The body of Reyes, 58, of Napa, was found by a passing motorist around 12:30 a.m. Monday on Dry Creek Road. The motorist saw that Reyes' security car had crashed into a tree and called paramedics.
Investigators are looking for a Hispanic male for questioning in connection with Reyes' murder.
The man sought for questioning took a taxi from Napa to Yountville around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The driver had difficulty understanding where the man wanted to go because the man spoke Spanish and the taxi driver didn't.
The taxi driver took the man to the guard shack at the entrance of Veterans Home, where Reyes was on duty. She asked if someone one could help her with Spanish translation.
Reyes is bilingual and offered to assist, sheriff's Capt. Mike Loughran said. Reyes learned where the man wanted to go and offered to drive him there in his security vehicle.
That was the last time Reyes was seen alive. His body was discovered around an hour later, about 10 miles from the Veterans Home.
Detectives are asking for the public's help in locating the Hispanic man. He is described as about 21, 5-foot-6, with a medium build and wearing a tan baseball cap, a light colored shirt and very baggy blue jeans. Investigators believe he might have suffered a head wound the night of Reyes' death.
Investigators have also received information that a man matching his description was seen around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the South Napa Marketplace parking lot near Raley's supermarket, asking people for a ride, Loughran said.
The sheriff's investigation unit has set up a bilingual toll free phone line and is asking anyone who may have information to call 1-877-426-4847.
Information about Reyes' family provided to the Register by his nephew Ernie Lugo on Tuesday was incorrect.
Reyes is survived by his children, Stacy and his wife Michelle, Rolando and Melissa; grandchildren Mariah and Kalon; his mother, Angelina, and his sisters and brothers.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., tonight at Treadway & Wigger Funeral Chapel. A rosary will be celebrated at 6 p.m., Friday, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 981 Napa St., Napa.
Marsha Dorgan can be reached at 256-2214 or [email protected]
