Family member quickly identified and arrested in fatal stabbing.
A 24-year-old man is in custody after being arrested for the murder of his mother, who was found with multiple stab wounds in her home on Saturday, August 23.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) officers were called to a residence on Peach Drive where they discovered 55-year-old Lilian Ochoa-Menjivar with fatal stab wounds. The Medical Examiner’s Office has since ruled her death a homicide.
JSO’s Homicide Unit, in collaboration with the District 2 Patrol and the Crime Scene Unit, launched an immediate investigation. Detectives quickly identified Ochoa-Menjivar’s son, Hector Munoz-Ochoa, as the primary suspect. Munoz-Ochoa was arrested and is currently being held at the Duval County jail…