San Jose: Utah authorities make fourth arrest in deadly May shooting

Police confirm a report of a suspect's capture near Provo; U.S. Marshals reveal that the South San Jose homicide involved an alleged home invasion.

A fourth suspect in a deadly shooting at a South San Jose apartment complex in May was arrested this past week in Utah, authorities said.

San Jose police confirmed reports that Leimaunaloa Aholelei was arrested Wednesday in Vineyard, Utah by the U.S. Marshals Service and local police. Vineyard is located northwest of Provo, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City.

Aholelei was the subject of an arrest warrant obtained by the San Jose Police Department related to the fatal May 26 shooting of 21-year-old Jonathan Isaac Oliva Rodriguez on Blossom River Way, near the Westfield Oakridge shopping center.

Three other men were arrested July 16 in connection with the shooting: Nuuvali Lafo, 19, of San Jose; Isaac Noa, 24, of Los Banos; and Jason Vaavaai, 25, of Los Banos.

San Jose police have not fully detailed the circumstances of the shooting, which was the 15th homicide investigated by the department this year. But the U.S. Marshals Service reported that the killing was preceded by several people carrying out a home invasion and shooting the victim.

Marshals were acting on information developed in the SJPD investigation, authorities said, and they had to force their way into a Vineyard apartment to detain Aholelei, who eventually surrendered.

It was unclear when Aholelei would be extradited to the Bay Area; jail records show he was not in Santa Clara County custody as of Friday afternoon.

Anyone with information for San Jose homicide investigators can call 408-277-5283 or email Detective Sgt. Julien Taylor at 4257@sanjoseca.gov or Detective Mike Harrington at 4365@sanjoseca.gov. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.