(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a man found in Manorville on October 15.
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives arrested Bryan Rosales Mejia for the murder of German Guzman. Guzman, 36, of Amityville was found within the Otis Pike Preserve on October 15 at approximately 1:45 p.m.
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives arrested Bryan Rosales Mejia, 21, of Amityville for the murder of German Guzman on October 15. Photo Credit: SCPD.
On October 15, a passing motorist traveling on Wading River-Manor Road in Manorville noticed a fire on the side of the road and discovered it was a burning body, later identified as Guzman. Riverhead Town Police notified Suffolk Police after the passerby called 911 at approximately 1:45 p.m.
RosalesMejia, 21, of Amityville, was charged with Murder 2nd Degree. He was arraigned this morning at First District Court in Central Islip.
The investigation is continuing.
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