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Parents Of Suspect In Missing Teen Murder To Be Arraigned Monday

HEMET -The mother and stepfather of a teenager suspected in the murder of another teen, whose charred remains were found in Hemet, are to be arraigned Monday on charges accusing them of being accessories after the crime.

Adrian Rios, Jose Campos, and his girlfriend, Felicia Sharp, all 17 and from Hemet, were reported missing Nov. 16.

Charred remains that were later determined to have been those of Rios were found two days later in a fire pit behind Campos’ home on Bluejay Way.

Sharp surrendered to authorities Nov. 26 and was questioned and released before disappearing again.

She is now wanted in connection with the murder, along with Campos, who authorities believe shot Rios. He is also at large.

On Friday, another suspect in the case, Rene Lopez-Fregozo, 21, of Texas, was found in the Perris area. He also was questioned and released.

Meantime, Campos’ stepfather and mother — Jose Juan Seym, 29, and Maria Alvarado Seym, 45 — were arrested and booked on suspicion of felony accessory to murder, and are to be arraigned Monday. Both are being held on $1 million bail.

The Seyms are not believed to have been at the home when Rios was killed.

“Right now, the parents are being held as accessories, so their role would be regarding their activities after the homicide,” Hemet police Capt. Tony Margis said Friday.

Police believe Rios was murdered the night of Nov. 15 or early Nov. 16 and his body burned to hide the crime. Police following up on a missing persons report filed by Rios’ mother searched the Bluejay Way home and found human remains in the backyard.

Margis said people may have been called to the home after the murder to help dispose of the body.

“We believe that there were six people in that house either at the time of the murder or close thereafter,” Margis said. “There may be more. We’re still working on identifying everybody who was in that house throughout that time period.”

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