Slayer Dies In Prison; Arsonist Sought: Escondido, S.D. Co. Crime Log

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — The following is a collection of police and courtroom stories from this week across San Diego County.

Death Row Inmate Who Killed Otay Mesa Woman & Toddler Dies In Prison

• Richard Gonzales Samayoa, 69, was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead at San Quentin State Prison, officials said.

Trial Opens For North County Designer Accused Of Killing Stepdad

• Prosecutors contend Thomas Merriman, co-founder of Encinitas-based nonprofit Butterfly Farms, was drugged and murdered by Jade Sasha Janks.

San Diego Neurosurgeon Sentenced In $3.3M Bribery Case

• Lokesh Tantuwaya, 55, took bribes for performing spinal surgeries at a now-defunct Long Beach hospital, officials said.

Convenience Store Worker Shot During North County Robbery

• The employee was using a stick in an attempt to chase the armed pair out of an ampm when he was shot, police said.

Shooting By San Diego Police Leaves Gun-Wielding Man Dead

• The man - reported by a caller as possibly suicidal - led cops on a foot-chase in the Teralta West-area neighborhood, officials said.

Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Crash Near Torrey Pines

• The 55-year-old man died after colliding with another vehicle on Torrey Pines Road, officials said.

No Charges Planned For SDSU Football Players In Alleged Gang Rape

• San Diego County District Attorney's Office announced its decision to not file criminal charges in case stemming from an off-campus party.

Arsonist Sought For Fire At Lemon Grove Treatment Center

• The arsonist was caught on surveillance video piling up material & setting it ablaze near Kiva Learning Center for Women & Children.

Ex-Tijuana Soccer Player Sentenced For Smuggling Attempt Of 2 Women

• Raul Enriquez-Arambula, 37, was sentenced to time served for hiding two undocumented women in his vehicle at Otay Mesa Port of Entry.

Woman Killed In Crash After Car Hits Tree On Lakeside Road

• The person's vehicle went off a roadway, hit a tree and caught fire, CHP said.

2 Boys On Bikes Hit By Car, Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries In S.D.

• The accident was reported Sunday evening in the Nestor neighborhood.