Overview

• Monterey County authorities arrested 41-year-old Stephen Vasquez and booked him into county jail on suspicion of homicide and two counts of attempted homicide.
• Deputies originally responded on Aug. 15, 2010, to the 11000 block of Jackson Street in Castroville, where they found three gunshot victims; 18-year-old Salvatore Dentice died at the scene and two others survived.
• The arrest followed a joint investigation by the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, the Monterey County Cold Case Task Force, the Seaside Police Department, and the Modesto Police Department.
• Sheriff Tina Nieto called the development a product of collaboration and persistence and said the step may offer some healing to affected families.
• Investigators say the case remains active and ask anyone with information to contact Detective Richard Geng or Sgt. James Day of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.