Overview

• Martin Mendoza was arrested July 6 at the Calexico port of entry by U.S. Marshals and booked on a no-bail murder hold in Santa Clara County Jail.
• He is scheduled to be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. July 8 on a charge of murder under California Penal Code Section 187.
• The Santa Clara County coroner has not yet determined or released the cause of Marissa DiNapoli’s death.
• Over 30 investigators from 15 agencies, including the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service, partnered with Morgan Hill police in the search and homicide investigation.
• DiNapoli’s family has gathered more than 3,000 signatures on a petition calling for an investigation into alleged racial bias and mishandling by the Morgan Hill Police Department.