CA- Husband and wife identified in Mono County murder investigation, 9 Nov 2020 *arrests*

[Knox]

MONO COUNTY, Calif. (KOLO) - A man and woman found murdered along U.S. 395 in Mono County have been identified as a husband and wife from Burbank, California.

The Mono County Sheriff’s Office said the bodies of William Adrian Larsen, age 35, and his wife Yesenia Arriaga Larsen, age 30, both of Burbank, were found by a snowplow driver on the shoulder of U.S. 395 about 10 miles north of Bridgeport on Monday, November 9, 2020 just before 6:30 a.m.

The highway was closed from Emigrant Street in Bridgeport to State Route 108 and personnel from the Mono County Sheriffs' Office and California Highway Patrol responded to investigate. The highway has since reopened.

Investigators determined that the two had been murdered.

Authorities said the crime appears to be specific and targeted, so there is no threat to the community.
Husband and wife identified in Mono County murder investigation

 

[Knox]

“It had snowed the night before and there was a snowplow out,” Mono County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Sarah Roberts tells PEOPLE. “He saw something off the side of the road and stopped.”

The killing appeared to be “specific and targeted and there is no threat to the community of Bridgeport,” the sheriff’s office said in a press release earlier this week.

Police say the married couple lived in Burbank, about 400 miles from Bridgeport, where their bodies were discovered. It is unclear what the couple was doing in the area.

“As far as I know, they weren’t reported missing,” Roberts says.

Snowplow Driver Finds Bodies of 2 Murder Victims on the Side of Highway

 

[Knox]

A California man who disappeared while on a trip to Nevada was supposed to meet a couple who last week were found murdered next to a highway, his family says.

Missing-persons notice from the website of the California attorney general.

Jered Stefansky, 26, of Redding, was last in contact with his family on June 19. He told them he was driving to Carson City for what police described as “a business transaction,” according to a missing-persons notice.

On Friday, Nov. 13, a family member told Redding TV station KRCR that the transaction was part of a $400,000 marijuana deal and that Stefansky’s contact was William Adrian Larsen, with whom he had conducted business before.

William Larsen, 35, of Burbank, and his wife, Yesenia Larsen, 30, were found dead on Nov. 9 by a snowplow driver on Highway 395 in California’s Mono County. Their bodies were left on the roadside 70 miles south of Carson City.
Highway 395 murder mystery: California man missing in June

More here - Murder in Mono county has family of missing Redding man worried about retaliation | KRCR

 

[Knox]

Larsen and Arriaga are accused of possessing with intent to deliver 84 pounds of suspected marijuana and approximately 1,200 vape cartridges filled with a liquid containing suspected THC, according to information in the criminal complaints filed by an agent with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and Drug Control.

Details on what led to the charges were not spelled out in the criminal complaints.

California pair charged in drug case in Erie

 

[Poo Bear]

Three jailed in connection to November double homicide near Bridgeport

Two men and one woman are in law enforcement custody following an investigation into the November 2020 double homicide near Bridgeport, according to the Mono County Sheriff's Office.

In the early morning of November 9, 2020, a snowplow driver discovered two bodies on the shoulder of Highway 395, approximately 10 miles north of Bridgeport. The victims, identified as William and Yesenia Larsen, husband and wife, from Burbank, Calif., had no known connection to Mono County. Due to the unusual circumstances, the deaths were investigated as a double homicide.

A thorough investigation ensued, which led our Investigators to the determination that several former business associates of the victims were connected to the deaths. The investigation was presented to the Mono County District Attorney’s Office on March 18, 2021, for consideration of filing charges for the deaths of William and Yesenia Larsen.

The District Attorney’s Office issued arrest warrants for: Bradley Kohorst, age 35; Cory Spurlock, age 33; and Orit Oged, age 32. Kohorst, Spurlock and Oged all reside in Missoula, Montana.

Bradley Kohorst was taken into custody in Phoenix, Arizona, on Monday, March 22, 2021. Cory Spurlock and Orit Oged were arrested in Missoula, Montana, on Thursday, March 25, 2021. All three remain in custody awaiting extradition to Mono County.

 

[cvaldez1975]

if the Larsens were doing business w them and were killed, its not a stretch that stefansky was doing business w them as well.

 

[Knox]

Three jailed in connection to November double homicide near Bridgeport

Two men and one woman are in law enforcement custody following an investigation into the November 2020 double homicide near Bridgeport, according to the Mono County Sheriff's Office.

In the early morning of November 9, 2020, a snowplow driver discovered two bodies on the shoulder of Highway 395, approximately 10 miles north of Bridgeport. The victims, identified as William and Yesenia Larsen, husband and wife, from Burbank, Calif., had no known connection to Mono County. Due to the unusual circumstances, the deaths were investigated as a double homicide.

A thorough investigation ensued, which led our Investigators to the determination that several former business associates of the victims were connected to the deaths. The investigation was presented to the Mono County District Attorney’s Office on March 18, 2021, for consideration of filing charges for the deaths of William and Yesenia Larsen.

The District Attorney’s Office issued arrest warrants for: Bradley Kohorst, age 35; Cory Spurlock, age 33; and Orit Oged, age 32. Kohorst, Spurlock and Oged all reside in Missoula, Montana.

Bradley Kohorst was taken into custody in Phoenix, Arizona, on Monday, March 22, 2021. Cory Spurlock and Orit Oged were arrested in Missoula, Montana, on Thursday, March 25, 2021. All three remain in custody awaiting extradition to Mono County.

Thank you for updating this case. Hopefully the arrests will also cause Jered Stefansky's MP case to move forward to a resolution- CA - Jered Stefansky, 26, Redding, CA, Drove Rental Car to Business Deal in Carson City, 19 June 2020

 

[almagata]

There were a huge number of law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation that lead to the arrest of the Montana trio
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California Department of Justice Announces Three Arrests in Multi-State, Multi-Agency Double Homicide Investigation

Thursday, March 25, 2021
Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced the arrests of Bradley Kohorst, Cory Spurlock, and Orit Oged for the alleged murders of William and Yesenia Larsen, a married couple from Burbank, California. Today’s arrests were the result of a multiagency investigation by DOJ’s Special Operations Unit (SOU), which is a collaborative investigative effort with the California Highway Patrol. The SOU worked together with the Mono County Sheriff’s Office, as well as other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

The bodies of William and Yesenia Larsen were discovered in Mono County on November 9, 2020. The SOU became involved in the investigation of the murders after assistance was requested by the Mono County Sheriff’s Office. Since then, SOU investigators have provided guidance and direct support with the investigation. Through the investigation, it was determined that Missoula, Montana residents, Kohorst, Spurlock, and Oged, were former business associates of William Larsen, and were allegedly responsible for the murder of the couple.

Kohorst was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona on March 22, 2021, while Spurlock and Oged were arrested today in Missoula, Montana, where all three suspects resided. During today’s arrest and search warrant operation, investigators discovered multiple semiautomatic handguns and rifles, ammunition, and cash. Kohorst, Spurlock, and Oged are being held in custody awaiting extradition to Mono County where they will be arraigned on the charges of murder and conspiracy to commit a crime.

The SOU provides statewide enforcement for combating violent career criminals, gangs, and organized crime groups, along with intrastate drug traffickers. These unique and essential teams use advanced investigative techniques and work alongside local law enforcement to enhance investigations into violent criminals and organized crime throughout the state.

The success of this complex investigation was a result of a collaborative effort by all of the agencies involved, including: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Chico Police Department, Missoula Police Department, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, Phoenix Police Department, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Mono County District Attorney’s Office, Mono County Public Works – Roads, Mono County Search and Rescue, California Highway Patrol, California Bureau of Forensic Services, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the California Department of Transportation.

It is important to note that charges are only allegations against a person. Every defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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[almagata]

Trio arrested in Mono County murders

This article has pictures of the three that were arrested.