Suspects In Fatal Beating Of Marin Man Arrested: Cops

PETALUMA, CA — Two men were arrested in connection with the fatal beating of a Marin County man in Petaluma earlier this month, the Petaluma Police Department said.

On July 10, officers responded to a report of an assault victim with injuries on the 100 block of Keller Street in downtown Petaluma around 1:49 a.m., police said.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Adolfo Martinez Pena, 23 of Novato.

Police said a baseball bat was used in the attack.

Alejandro G. Sanchez, 23, of Petaluma was arrested and then later booked into the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of murder, police said.

Alejandro's twin brother Luis Sanchez, 23, of Petaluma, was also arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, a baseball bat, on the same day, police said.

Anyone with information regarding this case was urged to contact Detective Corie Joerger at 707-778-4372.