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Sheriff's detectives on Monday arrested 36-year-old Eric Demetrius Donaldson of Yucca Valley on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend.

The woman, 27-year-old Adelanto resident Sylvanna Lewis, was found dead in Muscoy on Jan. 2 after being shot, said sheriff's Sgt. Frank Montanez.

Lewis' family members said they were happy the Sheriff's Department had someone in custody.

"We were elated. Elated," said Lewis' aunt, Connie Law.

Overcome by grief and aching for answers, a family came to a dirt slope Tuesday to see where Sylvanna Lewis died.

The 27-year-old woman, who was pregnant with twins, moved from Las Vegas to Adelanto eight months ago seeking a better life for herself and her 4-year-old daughter.
Lewis' body was discovered Friday at the end of Mallory Street, just across from the Lytle Creek Wash. An autopsy has not yet been conducted to determine whether she was shot or stabbed.

No arrests have been made.

A woman who appears to have been the victim of foul play was found dead near the
Lytle Creek Wash in Muscoy this morning, officials said.

A black woman's body was found around 8 a.m. and reported to law enforcement officials at Duffy and Mallory streets, said sheriff's spokeswoman Arden Wiltshire.

The woman had upper-body trauma that was either the result of a shooting or stabbing, Wiltshire said.

It's not clear when or where the shooting or stabbing took place, she said.

"I know that there was no pulse and the body was cold," Wiltshire said.
Investigators don't have any suspects.

Two horses received minor burns during a house fire tonight in Muscoy, fire officials said.

The 5:55 p.m. fire in the 2700 block of June Street was contained by 6:17 p.m., but firefighters had to rescue horses on the property before they could fully attack the fire, said county fire dispatch supervisor Tom Barnes.

In addition to the two horses with minor burns, three to four other horses were evaluated by animal control officials.

No other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

A house in the 2700 block of June Street is burning in Muscoy.

Firefighters are trying to rescue horses on the property, said county fire dispatch supervisor tom Barnes.

The house fire was reported at 5:55 p.m., he said. The house is fully involved.

There were no injuries reported.