Crime

Merced detectives seeking help to locate suspect wanted in 2020 double murder

Anthony Ruben Perez, 38, of Winton, was identified as a suspect early on during an investigation of a double-murder that occurred in December of 2020 and detectives are asking the public’s health in locating Perez.
Anthony Ruben Perez, 38, of Winton, was identified as a suspect early on during an investigation of a double-murder that occurred in December of 2020 and detectives are asking the public’s health in locating Perez. Merced Police Department Merced Police Department

Merced Police detectives are searching for a 38-year-old Winton man in connection with a murder of two men in December 2020.

Jeffery Lee Crawford, 37, of Winton and Armando Partida-Sanchez, 32, of Livingston were both killed during an exchange of gunfire in the 1100 block of East Santa Fe Avenue in Merced on December 2, 2020, according to police.

Anthony Ruben Perez, 38, of Winton, was identified as a suspect early on during the investigation and has been on the run since.

Merced detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Perez.

Merced police are asking anyone with any information regarding this incident to contact Detective Steven Odom at 209-388-7814 or by email at odoms@cityofmerced.org.

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Shawn Jansen
Merced Sun-Star
209-385-2462
Sports writer Shawn Jansen has been covering Merced area sports for 20 years. He came to Merced from Suisun City and is a graduate of San Diego State University. Prior to the Sun-Star, Shawn worked at the Daily Republic in Fairfield.
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