CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / RICHMOND
A fourth man sought on suspicion of gang-raping a woman because she is a lesbian turned himself in to police Thursday, hours after officials arrested three other suspects in the case.
Josue Gonzalez, 21, was arrested on a $1-million warrant for rape, gang rape, kidnapping and carjacking, said Lt. Mark Gagan, a spokesman for the Richmond Police Department.
Gagan said Gonzalez asked for a lawyer when he turned himself in but did not admit to involvement in the case, in which a 28-year-old woman was assaulted Dec. 13.
On Wednesday, police arrested Humberto “Pato” Hernandez Salvador, 31, at his Richmond home in connection with the rape case, Gagan said. Salvador is being held without bail on gang rape, kidnapping and carjacking charges, Gagan said. Two teenage boys also have been arrested and are being held as suspects in the case.
Authorities have classified the incident as a hate crime and will soon add charges to reflect that, Gagan said. Investigators say the suspects made comments during the assault indicating that they knew the woman’s sexual orientation.
-- Nathan Olivarez-Giles
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