Criminal charges have been filed against Oscar Alvarez Ruiz, the Rohnert Park man who stands accused of murdering 27-year-old Edgar Alejandro Becerra-Almaraz on a Laytonville cannabis farm on July 23, 2021.
A criminal complaint submitted by Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster reveals that Ruiz has been formally charged with murder and possession of a controlled substance while armed with a loaded firearm.
Regarding the charge of felony murder, Ruiz stands accused of “unlawfully, with deliberation, and with malice aforethought” murdering Edgar Becerra-Alamraz. Two special allegation charges stem from the murder charge involving Ruiz’s alleged use of a .40 caliber Glock model 22 handgun to killBecerra-Almaraz.
The complaint also revealed that Ruiz was reportedly in possession of cocaine during the commission of the crime, hence the felony charge of possession of a controlled substance while armed with a loaded firearm.
In the early morning of July 23, 2021, shots were reported near the 59000 block of Bell Springs Road and a neighbor, checking out the situation, found Becerra-Almaraz dead. MCSO’s Captain Greg Van Patten told us the day of the crime Ruiz was taken into custody after a land and air search of the property. A helicopter crew was able to successfully spot Ruiz from the air and hold him at gunpoint until ground forces converged on his location. The search for Ruiz also resulted in a deputy being injured.
It is important to note that these charges against Ruiz have not been proven in a court of law and any person charged with a crime should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Earlier Chapters
- Mendocino Sheriff’s Office Identifies 27-Year-Old Rohnert Park Man as Victim of Bell Springs Homicide
- Rohnert Park Man Booked for Last Week’s Murder on Illegal Laytonville Cannabis Grow
- One Man Dead, Two Subjects Detained, and a Deputy Injured After Early Morning Homicide on Cannabis Farm Near Laytonville
- Mendocino County Sheriff and CHP Investigating Suspected Homicide Outside Laytonville This Morning; Deputy Injured
