Parolee Turns Himself in After Stabbing Death in Southern California Walmart

Parolee Turns Himself in After Stabbing Death in Southern California Walmart
Lonnie Hinton, 29, of Wildomar. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
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A felon on parole turned himself in to law enforcement Aug. 5 in connection with the stabbing death of a woman at Walmart in Lake Elsinore, California, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said.

Lonnie Hinton, 29, of Wildomar, about eight miles away from the crime scene, was arrested and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on Monday. Hinton remained in the Riverside County jail Wednesday, according to inmate records, and is charged with felony first-degree murder and felony violation of state parole.

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