Four Arrested in Salton City Homicide; One Charged With Murder
A targeted law enforcement operation led to arrests during a search-warrant execution, with investigators continuing forensic and digital evidence review.
Overview
- A targeted Imperial County Sheriff’s Office operation on Tuesday, May 26, resulted in the arrest of four people in connection with the May 17 death of Pedro Montes Jr.
- Authorities identified the victim as 34-year-old Pedro Montes Jr., whose body was found near Plaza Avenue and Panorama Avenue in Salton City on May 17.
- Officials say Andrew Edward Gallegos was booked on a murder charge plus alleged weapons and evidence-destruction offenses, according to court records.
- Robert Gallegos, Crystal Vanessa Hernández and Blanca Estela Robles were also arrested during the operation and processed on serious related allegations, though local reports differ on whether those filings list first-degree murder or complicity and destruction of evidence.
- All four suspects are held in the Imperial County jail on $1,000,000 bail each as the sheriff’s investigative and scientific units and the coroner continue to review physical and digital evidence; anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Aguirre at (442) 265-2046.