By Gina Yarbrough
Vista, CA–An 18-year-old Vista man has been arrested in connection with the fatal assault of a man at a Vista gas station, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Jonathan William Badillo was arrested October 2 in the 3800 block of Helix Street in Spring Valley. He was booked into the San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of murder and is being held without bail.
Badillo is scheduled to be arraigned October 7 at the North County Superior Court.
The investigation began September 30, when Sheriff’s deputies responded at about 3:15 a.m. to a report of an injured person in the 1400 block of East Vista Way.
Deputies arrived to find an adult male suffering from traumatic injuries. They immediately began lifesaving measures and requested emergency medical assistance. Despite efforts by deputies and medical personnel, the man died at the scene.
Detectives from the Sheriff’s Homicide Unit assumed responsibility for the investigation.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death.
