MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Police Department has announced an arrest in connection with the homicide of 37-year-old Juan Carreon. The incident took place on April 9, 2026, in the vicinity of the Neece boat ramp located in the 700 block of Neece Drive.
On the afternoon of April 9, at approximately 4:00 p.m., officers arrived at the scene following reports of an individual down. They discovered Carreon, a resident of Modesto, with multiple injuries. Medical personnel pronounced him deceased at the location.
Following the initial response, detectives conducted an investigation that led to the identification of 41-year-old Juan Trujillo Mendoza, also of Modesto, as the suspect. Mendoza has been apprehended and booked into custody on murder charges…