A Riverside man was arrested after his roommate's body was found buried in a makeshift grave in a backyard, police said.
Officers responded Tuesday night to the 8700 block of Sylvan Drive after receiving reports that Bradley Minder, 31, had not been seen or heard from for several days, the Riverside Police Department said in a statement.
During their investigation, officers learned that one of the occupants had recently made some statements, claiming that he had killed his roommate, police said.
Detectives searched the home and saw what appeared to be a crime scene in the backyard.
Investigators from the department's Robbery-Homicide Unit were called to the home, as well as forensic specialists and cadaver dogs to search the property.
The dogs alerted police to an area in the backyard where detectives found human remains, police said. The victim was later identified as Minder.
Detectives later arrested and booked his roommate, Richard Thomas Martinez, 48, on suspicion of murder.
Detectives said they believe the two men got into an altercation that resulted in Martinez killing Minder. Police did not release additional details about what sparked the altercation between the two men or how Minder was killed.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Det. Ricky Barajas at (951) 353-7213 or [email protected].
