A resident at a California nudist resort where two of his neighbors disappeared last month has been charged with murder after he was taken into custody during a dramatic standoff with police.
A resident at a California nudist resort where two of his neighbors disappeared last month has been charged with murder after he was taken into custody during a dramatic standoff with police where he attempted to harm himself with a rifle.
Michael Royce Sparks, 62, was charged with two felony counts of murder in connection to the deaths of Daniel Menard, 79, and Stephanie Menard, 73, who were last seen on Aug. 25, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office said at a Tuesday press briefing.
Sparks was arrested at his home at the Olive Dell Ranch in Colton on Thursday, the same day that the remains of two people were found underneath his property, which is adjacent to the Menards’ home. The resort is located in the 26000 block of Keissel Road, off Reche Canyon Road, about 13 miles southeast of Downtown San Bernardino.
