A homeless man and a 44-year-old man from Santa Ana were behind bars Thursday, Feb. 6 in connection with a man found dead inside a motel room in Anaheim.
Officers dispatched about 10:15 a.m. Monday to the Akua Motor Inn, 1018 E. Orangethorpe Ave., near Raymond Avenue, regarding a person found dead inside a room, located a 63-year-old man with “obvious signs of traumatic injury,” the Anaheim Police Department reported.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as Christopher David Craddick of Anaheim, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office.
Detectives identified two suspects, whom they then arrested on suspicion of murder — Manuel Ramos, 44, of Santa Ana, and Matthew Kundred, 28, who is homeless.
It was unclear what led detectives to suspect Ramos and Kundred.
Anyone with any information regarding the death is urged to call Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-847-6227.
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