AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN A DECADE-OLD HOMICIDE. BASED ON A RECENTLY RECEIVED TIP, SALINAS POLICE INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT 33 YEAR-OLD JOHNNY MARTINEZ SHOT AND KILLED JAVIER TOVAR, IN FRONT OF THE SALINAS FIRE STATION ON WILLIAMS ROAD IN MAY OF 2009. HOMICIDE AND ROBBERY CHARGES ARE NOW BEING ADDED TO THE PAROLE HOLD WHICH HAS MARTINEZ CURRENTLY IN ALAMEDA COUNTY JAIL.
