The Sacramento Be
A 51-year-old parolee who had been released from custody in June in an auto theft case and later failed to appear for court has been arrested in connection with the slaying and attempted rape of a Land Park woman found dead inside her burning home Friday, authorities say.
Troy Davis, a transient with a criminal history that included two felony strike convictions of assault with a deadly weapon and robbery, was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail late Saturday on a parole violation and was being held without bail.
Following that arrest, police said Davis was being held on charges of murder, arson, burglary and sex assault, police said, adding that the victim and Davis did not know each other.