LANCASTER – A 39-year-old California City man who had been called a person of interest in a Lancaster homicide was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder, authorities announced.
Manuel Berryman turned himself in to authorities at the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station around 12 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. He is being held in lieu of $2 million bail.
Berryman had been wanted for questioning in the Jan. 3 killing of 61- year-old Frank Borsotti of Lancaster. Borsotti died after he was beaten outside a Jack in the Box restaurant in the 436000 block of 10th Street West, according to the sheriff’s department.
Deputies were sent around 12:45 p.m. on Jan. 3 to the parking lot of the restaurant to investigate a report of an assault, according to the sheriff’s department.
“Upon the deputies’ arrival, they found the victim on the ground suffering from obvious trauma,” according to a sheriff’s department statement.
Borsotti was pronounced dead at a hospital about five hours later. His cause of death was blunt force head trauma, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.
Berryman is scheduled to be arraigned on the murder charge Feb. 20 at the Antelope Valley courthouse, according to LASD inmate records.
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Gowchong says
This is California. He’ll be out in a couple of years if that much.
Joe says
We should put these Savages back in chains!!!!!!,
Laughing says
“Chain gangs” (AKA prison labor) would be nice to have again. Sides of roads might be cleaner, we could get more trees planted in burn areas, close down sections of roads and have them prep them for resurfacing.
But some people feel it is cruel to have people work for their room and board.
Alexis says
California does use prison labor.
Alby says
I’m just dying to know the motive of manuels doing, not that there is any justification at all. It must have been over something goofy. Hell, Manuel looks goofy. Too bad the victim didn’t have a multiplier to prevent this unfortunate situation. Manuela would have ran his goofy behind back in his car.
Random Stranger says
I wonder what they were doing behind a JackintheBox at 1 AM.
Alby says
Please read the article again.
Random Stranger says
Reread article, saw nothing different, enlighten me. If they were getting food, why were the only cars there in the last 2 spaces in the back. I’ll gamble here and suggest the 1 AM meeting was a drug deal gone wrong. It’s only a guess, I really don’t care.
Alby says
Well, at least you care enough to type up inaccuracies.
Mrs M says
Random Stranger, can you not tell the difference between p.m. and a.m.? The victim was picking up LUNCH for his wife!
Ron says
Time to start packing. I carry a 38.
Laughing says
Fudge?
Boxes?
Laughing2 says
No, no. He’s leaving and carrying 38 pounds of luggage. Learn to read.
Alexis says
I didn’t know beer came in a 38 pack.
Lancaster says
I hope the racist coward gets a long sentence.