In Brief

ARREST IN HOMICIDE

Third suspect held in the death of man found in condominium

A 45-year-old woman was arrested last week in connection with the slaying of a 68-year-old man, found dead in his condominium in the Paseo Del Rey complex near Rainbow and Oakey boulevards on Nov. 14.

Jacquie Schafer, who went by the alias Jacki Napoli, was arrested Tuesday on the recommended charges of murder and robbery stemming from the slaying of Brian Haskell. Schafer was the third suspect arrested in Haskell's slaying.

Will Sitton, 46, and his brother, Robert, 32, were arrested in November on murder and robbery charges.

According to an arrest report, Schafer was roommates with Haskell. She was dating Will Sitton, the report said. Schaffer and the Sitton brothers are being held at the Clark County Detention Center without bail.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

LV man held in beating wife, leaving with infant son

A Las Vegas man has been arrested in suburban Los Angeles after authorities say he beat his wife unconscious, left her by a freeway and drove off with their baby. The 9-month-old boy was found unharmed Thursday morning.

Authorities say 32-year-old Jermaine Rodriguez Suarez and his wife were driving from Las Vegas to Montebello just after midnight Friday when they began to argue.

Police claim that Suarez pulled off a freeway in Upland, let the woman out and drove away but returned and beat her unconscious. The 25-year-old woman awoke in bushes to find the baby gone. An Amber Alert was issued.

Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Joe Reveles said deputies found Suarez and the boy at 4 a.m. in a car in Norwalk.