18 June 2014, a Detective from the Sonora Police
Department and a Sergeant from the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department
contacted Cheryl Lucero, 45 of Twain Harte, who was a person of interest
in regards to the Ricky Roberts homicide investigation. Lucero was also
an acquaintance of Roberts.
During their contact with Lucero, Lucero admitted to her
involvement in the Roberts homicide. Following the interview with
Lucero, she was arrested without incident and booked into the Tuolumne
County Jail for homicide. Bail has been set at one million dollars.
19 June 2014, a search warrant was acquired and served at
Lucero’s residence in Twain Harte, where items of evidence were seized.
These items have been submitted to the California Department of Justice
Lab in Ripon for forensic analysis.
Because this is an ongoing and sensitive investigation, no further information is being released at this time.