Credit Card Fraud Investigation Leads To Area Murder Suspect

MARIN COUNTY, CA – San Rafael police Sunday arrested a suspect in a 2015 Hayward homicide during a credit card fraud investigation at an extended stay motel, police sergeant said.

Police arrested two people in a room at the Extended Stay Deluxe Suites at 1775 East Francisco Ave. in San Rafael, Sgt. Carl Huber said.

One of the occupants who was arrested gave a false name to police, and during the booking process at the Marin County Jail he was identified through a live-scan fingerprint analysis as Joseph Abraham Darling, 41, of Hayward.

Darling had a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of murder for the Dec. 7, 2015 fatal shooting of 31-year-old Anton Williams of Hayward.

Police also arrested Christine Marie Salazar, 44, of Hayward on suspicion of fraud.

The Hayward shooting occurred in the 28000 block of Biscayne Avenue near Ruus Elementary School. Arriving officers found Williams unresponsive, and he later was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Last month, the Hayward police renewed its search effort and asked the public's assistance in locating Darling. Police then said he was suspected of possibly being in the Hayward, Union City or Fremont areas, but added that his exact location was unknown.

Anyone with information on the case can contact Det. Trevor Vonnegut of the Hayward PD Criminal Investigations Bureau at 510-293-7034, or detectives via email at HaywardPDTip@Hayward-ca.gov.

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--Bay City News contributed to this report/Image via Hayward PD