Relative named "person of interest" in Orta case
Police have named a “person of interest” in the death of 22-year-old Eileen Nicole Ponce-Orta, who was discovered by family members last week stabbed to death in a van parked at Pomona Superior Court.
Authorities are looking into Joseph Orta, who reporter Dan Abendschein said is a 34-year-old relative of Eileen’s husband.
Here’s some insight Abendschein he got from the family:
An uncle of Ponce-Orta said earlier today before the announcement that an older relative of Ponce-Orta's husband was in police custody, but made it sound as if he was the suspect, saying that as soon as the family realized that Ponce-Orta was missing, they all immediately feared that Joseph Orta was responsible.