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Two men have been arrested and charged earlier this month in connection with the killing of a man whose body was found in a barrel at Malibu Lagoon.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department made the announcement today, "On October 3, 2023, Joshua Lee Simmons and Dennis Eugene Vance were arrested in connection with the murder of Javonnta Marshann Murphy"
(Photos courtesy of El Monte Police Department)
"During the investigation it was learned that Joshua Simmons was also responsible for an attempted robbery" in El Monte, the news release said. Simmons is said to have used bear repellent to disorient jewelry store employees before being forcibly ejected from the establishment shirtless.
Simmons now faces a battery of charges, including murder, personal use of a firearm, making criminal threats, and attempted robbery. In addition, he has been charged with two further counts of making criminal threats and personal use of bear spray in connection to the attempted smash-and-grab in El Monte. Simmons was arrested Oct. 3 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and has remained behind bars since then in lieu of more than $3.2 million bail, according to county jail records.
Vance was charged with one count of accessory-after-the-fact in connection with Murphy's death. He is free on bond while awaiting arraignment next week, jail records show.
Both suspects "are known to be acquaintances of the victim," the Sheriff's Department said.
The motive for the killing remains unknown, investigators said, as they are still continuing their investigation.
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