Third Suspect Arrested In Fox Canyon Homicide Case

SAN DIEGO — A third suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection with the slaying of a man found dead last winter in a Fox Canyon-area drainage ditch.

Jesus Faraj, 41, was already in custody on unrelated charges at Centinela State Prison in Imperial County when he was re-booked on suspicion of murder in the death of 32-year-old Jimmy Khieu, according to San Diego police.

Khieu was found dead in a culvert in the 5100 block of Auburn Drive late on the morning of Feb. 3. He had suffered traumatic injuries to his upper body, and his death was ruled a homicide, Lt. Matt Dobbs said.

Last Wednesday, detectives arrested 32-year-old Steven Chavez for allegedly taking part in the killing. On Friday, 45-year-old Peter Burgos – already jailed in San Diego County in a separate case – was booked for his alleged role in the homicide, Dobbs said.

Police have withheld Khieu's cause of death and have disclosed no suspected motive for the alleged murder.

"As this case has been issued by the San Diego County District Attorney's Office, the San Diego Police Department will not make any further comments," the lieutenant said.

– City News Service