Lompoc police have made an arrest in the murder of a 74-year-old woman.
Eldri Jauth was reported missing by her sister last Thursday. She’d last been seen on Tuesday, June 4.
Police say on Saturday, a witness provided information that led them to Jauth’s body.
She was reportedly found dead in her neighbor’s apartment.
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Investigators identified the woman who lives in that apartment as Melissa Leigh Martin, 35.
Police say she was located at a home in Santa Ynez on Monday, June 10, and taken into custody at about 4 p.m.
Leigh was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police have not released any other details about the cause of Jauth’s death or a motive in the murder.
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