MCSO

Minnesota man charged with killing sibling for financial gain in Westport homicide

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MENDOCINO Co., 9/29/21 — A 39-year-old Minnesota man accused of killing his sibling near Westport two weeks ago did it for financial gain, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Mendocino County District Attorney’s office. Mark David Schwinghammer from Brooklyn Park was booked into the county jail Sept. 13 on suspicion of murder in connection with the suspicious death of Timothy Sweet — who was found at the bottom of a cliff near the Westport Cemetary. Investigators said deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 37000 block of N. Highway 1 for a welfare check around 11:15 p.m. Sept. 12.

Mendocino

Bail set at $1 million for alleged shooter in Bell Springs Road homicide

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MENDOCINO Co., 8/11/21 — Bail has been set at $1 million for the Rohnert Park man accused of fatally shooting 27-year-old Edgar Alejandro Becerra-Alamaraz at a cannabis farm on Bell Springs Road in the early morning hours of July 23. Oscar Alvarez Ruiz, 24, pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday and is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing Oct. 1. Around 1:45 a.m. July 23 Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 911 call reporting gunshots in the 50000 block of Bell Springs Road, near U.S. Highway 101. Units arriving on scene found Becerra-Alamaraz’s remains around 2:55 a.m. After a three-hour search involving assistance from a California Highway Patrol helicopter, Ruiz and one other individual were detained. 

OSCAR ALVAREZ RUIZ, photo from the MCSO booking logs.