Parents of suspect in Hemet teen’s death arrested
Hemet police arrested the parents of missing teenager Felicia Sharp on Friday after a search warrant turned up illegal weapons at their home.
Didia and Anthony Sharp were taken into custody on suspicion of possession of an assault weapon. Authorities also found items associated with the Mongols motorcycle gang; Hemet Police Lt. Dean Evans said Anthony Sharp was a member.
Felicia Sharp and her boyfriend, Jose Campos, both 17, are wanted in connection with the Nov. 15 slaying of 17-year-old Adrian Rios. Both are missing and being sought by police.
The Riverside County district attorney’s office charged Campos with first-degree murder Thursday, saying he shot and killed Rios.
The boy’s body was found dismembered and burned in two makeshift graves behind the Campos home on Bluejay Way in Hemet. Rios went to the house to watch a San Diego Chargers game and was not seen alive again.
The case has taken numerous twists. At one point, Felicia Sharp was interviewed by police and released. As authorities learned more about the crime, they tried to re-interview her, but she disappeared.
Earlier this month, police arrested Campos’ parents as accessories to the crime but released them when prosecutors declined to file charges.
According to Riverside County court records, Anthony Sharp has eight felony charges pending, including criminal gang activity, gun violations and assault with a deadly weapon.
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