Murder Suspects Arrested
February 9, 2023 – The Fresno Police Department reported that two subjects have been arrested for the 2022 murder of victim Monte Jordan. Shortly after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022, 20-year-old Monte Jordan was fatally shot in the parking lot of 4498 North Cornelia Avenue. Homicide detectives received tips on a vehicle involved in the murder. During the investigation, detectives served over twenty search warrants for residential, cell phone, and social media accounts. They also recovered the suspect vehicle used in the murder in Washington. Detectives identified 18-year-old Gerald Turner and his 18-year-old girlfriend, Marella Reid, as the suspects responsible for Jordan’s death. Investigators tracked the suspects to Folsom, California, where they were taken into custody with the assistance of the Sacramento Police Department.
Turner and Reid were booked at the Fresno County Jail and held to answer on all charges. This was the 38th murder of 2022.
Although we have made an arrest, anyone with additional information on this case (Case# 2208270791) is encouraged to contact Fresno Police Department Homicide Detective Victor Miranda at 559-621-2452 or Detective Josh Alexander at 559-621-2445. Anyone calling with information can remain anonymous by contacting Valley Crime Stoppers at 498-STOP (7867).
Source & photos: Fresno Police Department
