Sacramento sheriff’s detectives arrest 3 suspects in North Highlands homicide

Sacramento County sheriff’s detectives on Thursday arrested three men on suspicion of homicide and criminal conspiracy in the death of a man whose body was found last month inside a North Highlands home.

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Alfredo Morales Garcia, 38, Federico Farfan Ambriz, 45, and Hector Medina, 37, arrested in connection with the death of Omar Alexander Suastegui-Velazquez, 24, of North Highlands.

The three homicide suspects were booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail, where they were being held Friday afternoon without bail.

On Sept. 6, deputies were called to the home in the 3700 block of Lenore Way in North Highlands. A caller reported finding their brother dead inside the home, according to Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived and determined Suastegui-Velazquez was a victim of a homicide.

Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators took over the investigation. Sheriff’s officials said the detectives later identified Morales Garcia, Farfan Ambriz and Medina as suspects in the homicide and obtained arrest warrants for them.

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On Thursday, detectives served search warrants at six locations throughout Sacramento County, Modesto and Tulare County and arrested the three suspects the homicide and conspiracy charges.

The Sheriff’s Office has not released any other details about the investigation, including the manner of Suastegui-Velazquez’s death of the suspected circumstances that might have led to his death.

This story was originally published October 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM with the headline “Sacramento sheriff’s detectives arrest 3 suspects in North Highlands homicide.”

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