Murder suspect killed in Iowa Hill shootout was arrested in Folsom just days earlier

Derek Spencer was arrested three times this month, including a Sept. 13 burglary arrest by Folsom police, before authorities say a violent crime spree ended in Iowa Hill

A murder suspect killed in a shootout with Placer County sheriff’s deputies early Monday had been arrested by Folsom police just eight days earlier and released the same day, one of three arrests involving the 44-year-old man this month before authorities say a violent crime spree ended with a woman dead and an overnight standoff in the rugged Iowa Hill area.

Derek Spencer was arrested by the Folsom Police Department on Sept. 13 in connection with a burglary and released that same day on his own recognizance, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. Two days later, Spencer was arrested again by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, this time in connection with a stolen vehicle. He was released on bond the following day…

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