LOCAL : Los Alamitos Man Held in Slaying
A 53-year-old Los Alamitos man was arrested in connection with the shooting death of his son-in-law, who was found dead on his front lawn in Orange, police said today.
James Rovida Jr., a self-employed truck driver, was being held in Orange County Jail today on suspicion of murder, Orange Police Detective Dave Hill said.
The body of Rovida’s son-in-law, Robert Brock, was found about 3 a.m. Thursday on the front lawn of a Quincy Avenue home that Brock shared with his sister, Hill said. Neighbors had heard gunshots and notified police, Hill said.
Hill said Brock had two gunshot wounds, possibly from a medium-caliber pistol. Police arrested Rovida hours later, partly on information from neighbors and from Brock’s sister about a pickup truck whose driver fled the scene just after the shooting, Hill said.
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