A man from Highland and a younger man from San Bernardino, described by personnel with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department as shady characters, have been arrested in connection with the stabling murder of a slightly older man living in Highland.
33-year-old Samuel Canales was at a home in the 7600 block of Elm Street in Highland when he was stabbed, resulting in the loss of a critical amount of blood, on Monday, August 3.
Sheriff’s deputies who had been dispatched to an emergency call from the residence at 10:37 a.m., arrived to find him gravely wounded inside a detached secondary unit on the property. He was transported to a hospital, where he expired, shortly after arrival.
Detectives with the homicide detail of the specialized investigations bureau identified two suspects potentially involved in the killing.
At 1:54 a.m. on August 4, Angel Santiago Macias De La Cruz, 23, with a birthdate of February 25, 2003 was located at 25813 11th Street in San Bernardino, very close to the boundary with Highland. He was arrested. T
At 8 p.m., the following day, August 4, they tracked down one of the second suspect, Brian Anthony Huidor, 27, to a residence at 6672 Roca Circle in San Bernardino, where they took him into custody.
Macias De La Cruz was booked on a charge of murder, Penal Code 187(A) into the Central Jail in San Bernardino. He is being held on $2 million bail. He is to next appear in court on September 1 in San Bernardino Superior Court Department 11 on September 1.
Huidor, who was born on August 17, 1998, was booked on a charge of murder, Penal Code Section 187(a) , as well as possession of nitrous oxide. He is to appear in courtin Department 11 on September 4. His bail has been set at $2 million.
-Mark Gutglueck