Local man arrested

Photo Courtesy: Corona PD
Murder Suspect, Brandon Willie Martin, 22

Staff Reports

Corona – On Thurs., Sept. 17, at approximately 6:35 p.m., the Corona Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Winthrop Dr. in Corona in response to a report of a male not breathing. Upon arrival, Officers located three male victims at the location. Michael Martin, 64, of Corona, and Barry Swanson, 62, of Riverside, were pronounced deceased at the residence. Ricky Lee Anderson, 51, of Corona, was found with life threatening injuries and taken to an area hospital.  Anderson succumbed to his injuries on Sept. 19.

According to the Corona Police Department, on Fri., Sept. 18, Officers located a truck that was seen at the crime scene the night before.  After a short vehicle pursuit, the suspect, Brandon Willie Martin, 22, of Corona, ran from the truck and hid himself in the backyard of a house in the 800 block of Derby St. in Corona.  He was apprehended with the use of a Police K-9 Team.  Brandon – the son of Michael Martin and the nephew of Anderson – was arrested for the homicides.
It is reported that Brandon – who was the 38^th overall pick by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft (BaseballAmerica.com) – was taken by authorities to a mental health facility in Riverside after he made threats against his family on Sept. 15.  Swanson – a subcontractor for ADT Security – was allegedly at the residence on Winthrop Dr. at the time of the murders to install a security system because of the threats.

It was reported by Police Sgt. Brent Nelson, that Brandon was released from the mental health facility on the day of the murders.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Sr. Detective Gottfried at the Corona Police Department Hotline: (951) 817-5837.