Police: Parents of 1 of 2 missing California teens arrested in charred remains case

Parents of missing SoCal teen arrested

HEMET, Calif. — Police have issued a murder arrest warrant for one of two missing Southern California teens and believe charred human remains found in his backyard belong to the other youth.

Hemet police Capt. Tony Margis said Friday that police are seeking Jose Campos and arrested his parents, Jose and Maria Seym (SAY-em), late Thursday.

Police have also issued arrest warrants for Campos’ girlfriend, 17-year-old Felicia Sharp, and a 21-year-old man named Rene Lopez Fregozo.

Police believe charred remains found last month in a firepit behind Campos’ house are those of 17-year-old Adrian Rios, and that he was shot before being burned.

Margis says police have not determined a motive or recovered a murder weapon.

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HEMET, Calif. (AP) — Police have arrested the parents of one of two Southern California teens who have been missing since last month, when charred human remains were found in the backyard of the parents’ home.

Hemet police have also issued an arrest warrant for their missing son, and say the other youth is believed to have been murdered with a total of six people present during or just after the crime.

The arrested parents were identified at a press conference Friday as Jose and Maria Seym (SAY-em). Their son is 17-year-old Jose Campos.

Police say they believe the charred remains are those of 17-year-old Adrian Rios.

Police have not said what the parents or their son are alleged to have done.