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Multiple Murder Suspect Arrested
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Stanislaus County sheriff's detectives have arrested a Riverbank man for the slaying of three people and injury of a fourth person in a house on Arcaro Drive on Sunday afternoon.

Jesse Frost, 38, is charged with three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

Deputies responded to a reported disturbance in the 6000 block of Arcaro Drive west of Claus Road and north of Kentucky Drive about 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15. They found Frost in front of the house and detained him.

Within the house, deputies discovered four adult victims, two of them women and two men. Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The other two were transported to local hospitals. One of them died on the way to the hospital. The other victim transported remained in stable condition at the hospital on Monday.

All the victims had stab wounds, according to police reports.

Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to contact Detective Darwin Hatfield at 209-525-7100.

Look for further updates on this story throughout the week on the website and look for the complete story in the Feb. 18 issue of The Riverbank News.