South Lake Tahoe, CA…On 1/30/16, 40 year old Dennis Wright was shot to death in the parking lot of the Beverly Lodge in South Lake Tahoe during a drug deal-turned robbery/murder. The South Lake Tahoe Police Department has been joined by investigators from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department, the El Dorado County DA’s Office, and SLEDNET while investigating this case in several jurisdictions.

This morning, with the assistance of officers from the Fairfield Police Department, South Lake Tahoe Police detectives arrested 25 year old Andrew Adams, a resident of Suisun City California. This investigation had identified Adams as a participant in the robbery, which led to the murder of Dennis Wright. A warrant had been issued for Adam’s arrest, charging him with Andrew Adams robbery. Adams will be booked into the custody of the Solano County Jail, awaiting return to El Dorado County.

Several arrests for murder and other charges have been made in this case, spanning the states of California,
New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma.

Also arrested in this case were:
 33 year old Tevarez Lopez, of Georgetown, California. Charged with murder
 22 year old Domenic Randolph arrested on April 19th in Harris County, Texas. Charged with murder
 18 year old Tristan Batten, resident of Vallejo, California. Charged with murder
 20 year old Harvest Davidson of Antioch, California. Charged with murder
 18 year old Vanessa Muzio, arrested February 27th in the State of New Mexico. Charged with accessory
to murder.
 24 year old Dion Jermaine Vaccaro, arrested on May 20th in Oklahoma City, OK. Charged with murder

This investigation remains active and progresses on a daily basis. Arrests of additional outstanding suspects
may follow. Therefore, as stated in prior releases, disclosing further information in terms of the specific roles
and actions these arrestees took in the case would jeopardize the furtherance of our investigation. The murder
weapon in this case has not yet been recovered. Outstanding suspects in this case are considered armed and
dangerous.

We continue to encourage our public to call the South Lake Tahoe Police Department at 530-542-6100 or
Lake Tahoe Secret Witness at 530-541-6800 with any information which may be related to this case.