The following is from the Pleasant Hill Police Department:
On Friday, May 31, 2024, Pleasant Hill Police Investigators arrested three people in connection with the February 10, 2024, stabbing death of Santiago Jacobo.
Pablo Gutierrez-Morales, 31, Concord; Vanessa Vera-Aguilar, 24, Antioch; and Jazmin Ruiz, 25, Antioch; have been booked into the Contra Costa County Jail in Martinez under the charges of Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder.
During a three month-long investigation, Pleasant Hill Police detectives obtained evidence indicating the victim and suspects knew each other as they all worked together at The Watermark at San Ramon, an assisted living facility.
The evidence shows that the arrested suspects planned, coordinated, and carried out the attack on Jacobo on the night of February 10, 2024, after Jacobo had finished his shift working as a custodian at Pleasant Hill Park.
Detectives determined that prior to Jacobo’s murder, he had been in a relationship with suspect Vanessa Vera-Aguilar while another suspect, Pablo Gutierrez-Morales, was pursuing a new relationship with her.
Police detectives are asking anyone with information regarding Jacobo’s death and the involved suspects to contact the Pleasant Hill Police Investigations Bureau at (925) 288-4630.
Our thoughts and condolences remain with the Jacobo family.
The Pleasant Hill Police Department would like to thank the San Ramon Police Department for their assistance. We would also like to thank the Pleasant Hill Recreation and Parks District for their ongoing assistance throughout this homicide investigation.
Love triangle?
I had to look it up from other news articles but Santiago Jacobo was 37 years old. So, he was married with children while also in a relationship with a 24 year old co-worker. I suspect the assisted living facility is happy all four of those people are gone. Less drama.
Good job P.H.P.D.!