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La Quinta man arrested for woman’s murder

A Coachella Valley man was arrested on murder charges after La Quinta Police say they found the body of a dead woman inside a La Quinta mobile home.

His booking photo was released early Monday.

La Quinta Police officers were dispatched to the 46400 block of Dune Palms Drive in La Quinta Sunday morning at 5:49 a.m. to conduct a welfare check.

They found a woman who was dead with signs of obvious trauma inside the residence.

Officers secured the residence as a crime scene, and investigators from Riverside County Sheriffs Thermal Sheriff Station responded.

The Central Homicide Unit also responded and took over the investigation.

Jose Meza, 27, of La Quinta was arrested and booked into the Indio jail.

Police say the victim was a 26-year-old woman from La Quinta.

This is still an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information regarding this investigation, is encouraged to call Investigator Patrick at the Thermal Sheriff Station at (760) 863-8990, or Investigator Johnson with the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777.

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