Search Warrants: South St. Paul Teacher, Husband Investigated for Sexual Contact with Boys

Murder-Suicide: Both were accused of sexual offenses. see article

8-31-2016 Minnesota:

New details are emerging about the investigation into a South St. Paul teacher and his husband who were found dead in Washington State.

Graphic court documents detail that at least three teenagers reported they had been sexually assaulted by 40-year-old Aric Babbitt and 36-year-old Matthew Deyo.

Babbitt and Deyo were found dead on Lopez Island north of Seattle last Thursday. Both died from gunshot wounds, and their deaths were ruled murder-suicide; San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs said a suicide note was found that said the couple had visited the island years ago and loved it.

According to search warrants, a 16-year-old boy and his parents reported a sexual assault to police on Aug. 14.

The teenager said Babbitt had been his teacher and mentor and was in charge of him while volunteering at Lincoln Center Elementary.

Petaluma slaying suspect arrested

9-11-2014 California:

A suspect was jailed in connection with the shooting death of a man at his home in Petaluma, police said Thursday.

Mikol Wayne Stewart, 37, of Santa Rosa is being held on suspicion of murder and burglary in connection with the slaying of Arturo Hinojosa Jr., 49.

The incident began about 4 p.m. Wednesday with a report of gunshots on Suncrest Hill Drive, said Lt. Dan Fish. Responding officers found Hinojosa dead from at least one gunshot wound.

Police identified Stewart as the suspect with the help of witnesses who said they saw a pickup truck with an ATV in the bed near the crime scene, Fish said. He said Stewart was found in Santa Rosa in a vehicle matching that description.

Hinojosa grew medical marijuana at his home and was a registered sex offender, having been convicted of oral copulation with a minor. But police don't believe either was a factor in the killing, Fish said.