Overview

• Sy Van Nguyen was found unresponsive at his Santa Rosa home on August 11, and authorities initially saw no signs of trauma or foul play.
• On August 15, family members gave deputies room camera footage that officials say shows Nguyen being suffocated with a plastic bag and pillow.
• Violent Crime Investigations and CSI detectives took over the case, served a search warrant at the River Road property, and sought an arrest warrant.
• Deputies located 71-year-old Khanh Trong Tran in a vehicle on August 16 and booked him into the Sonoma County Jail on a murder charge without bail.
• Officials say Tran lived on the same property and had been caring for Nguyen, and he reportedly told detectives he was tired of providing; his next court date is September 15.