Salem, OR. – Official Release: Detectives arrested a California man for his role in the death of a Salem resident in his apartment early Saturday morning.
The victim, Kristopher Douglas Stokes was found deceased inside his dwelling unit after firefighters responded to a blaze at the apartment building. An autopsy performed by the State Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the cause of Stokes’ death as a homicide.
The investigation led detectives to a suspect in the case, David James Damon Alexander, age 45. Alexander was spotted in the 700 block of Commercial ST NE by a Salem Police officer. He was taken into custody without incident.
Alexander is lodged at the Marion County Jail on charges of second-degree murder and third-degree robbery.
No further information regarding the investigation which led to Alexander’s arrest is available for release.
The cause of the fire remains an ongoing investigation.
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