Crime & Safety
Ohio Man Arrested In Chula Vista Double Murder
Steven Cleveland, 43, was already in jail in his home state on unrelated charges when he was re-booked on suspicion of murder.
SAN DIEGO, CA — An Ohio resident has been arrested for allegedly stabbing two people to death last winter in Chula Vista, authorities reported Thursday.
Steven Cleveland, 43, was already in jail in his home state on unrelated charges when he was re-booked on suspicion of murdering Paz Gojar, 71, and 57-year-old Abdul Hasan, who were found dead on Feb. 21 in the apartment they shared in the 1600 block of Paseo Carina, south of Otay Lakes Road, in the Eastlake area, according to the Chula Vista Police Department.
Cleveland remains in custody at Tri-County Regional Jail in Mechanicsburg pending extradition to the San Diego area to stand trial in the case.
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Police have released no suspected motive for the slayings.
— City News Service
