AnonymousSanta Barbara County District Attorney Joyce E. Dudley announced today that Omar Alberto Leon, age 28, has been charged with one count of willful, premeditated and deliberate murder in the death of Lilia Munoz, age 29. This prosecution arises from an investigation of a 911 call on June 4, 2019 at 4:48 p.m. from an apartment complex in the first block of South Soledad Street in the City of Santa Barbara.
Mr. Leon is currently in custody with bail set at $1,000,000. His arraignment is scheduled for June 7, 2019, in Department 8 of the Figueroa Division of the Santa Barbara Superior Court.
See the felony complaint regarding People v. Omar Alberto Leon; Case No. 19CR05250 at the bottom of the page.
Update: Santa Barbara Police Department
On Tuesday June 4, 2019 at 4:48 P.M., Santa Barbara Police Officers were dispatched to a disturbance of the peace involving a female heard crying over the phone by the 911 dispatcher. It was determined that the call was placed from an apartment complex in the first block of South Soledad Street in the City of Santa Barbara.
When Officers arrived and approached a chaotic scene within an interior court yard, a male subject, now identified as Omar Alberto Leon, age 28, surrendered to arrest and was taken into custody.
An initial investigation found a deceased female inside an apartment. The suspect and victim, Lilia Munoz, age 29, shared the residence.
Multiple Patrol Officers and Detectives secured the scene to preserve evidence and commenced to questioning the many bystanders at the scene.
Leon was taken into custody and transported by Officers to the Police Station for questioning.
Leon was booked for murder in Santa Barbara County Jail during the early morning hours of June 5th.
Roger reports possible homicide in the first block of South Soledad Street. There’s a confirmed fatality with a suspect in custody. All units responding code 3.
Sh*t.
Any connection to the other murder in this side of town? Victim’s name and heavy tattoo photo released on Noozhawk.
Reportedly, from neighbors gathered on the corner of Soledad and Quinientos, the victim was a female teenager whose father is “a person of interest.” The location is the SB Housing Authority apartments midway on Soledad between Quinientos and Carpinteria Streets.
They arrested someone so must have been him then.
Did you read the article? That was a prior stabbing on “ 1:15 a.m. Saturday on the 1300 block of Cacique Street.” also the story was post at 11am and updated at 2pm. Don’t spread gossip unless you know details
Good god. No words.
Days sense last homicide in Santa Barbara …3
Glad more info is coming out and that it’s not a teenager killed by her father! Not that it’s ok no matter what the details are …
Domestic disputes in our family are “settled” with a lot of glares, nasty comments that require apologies and general huffiness. I wish all families would use words not weapons. Not that words can’t be devastating, but they don’t take lives.
Days without a homicide in Santa Barbara … 2
Doubtful this is the first occurrence for this dude. With that many bystanders, no one called the police prior? Were they just minding their own business?
It’s true that domestic violence is not only for poor people, but I think in this case they were. I understand the reality that domestic violence is a complicated situation and there are many reasons why people stay. I guess I would hope that we were teaching everyone that no one should stay in a situation like this- the first time it happens, they should leave and never go back. If we aren’t teaching people that, then why not?
2Nd Homicide unless I missed hearing of another there have been 2 not 3…
Same here. Incredibly sad.
I hear about a dozen 415 Domestics a day most of them are called in by neighbors. I8 have heard that before where someone thinks someone else will call it in so they don’t but it’s not true here…We are proud snitches in Santa Barbara.
Roger is correct, this is the second homicide, not the 3rd. With a low of zero and a high of 3 we averaged about 1.23 per year from ’03 thru ’17.
Finally! I thought I would never see the words “Roger is right” on this website. So thank you for saying what I think was a wonderful comment about Roger. I only see/read a lot of cruel intentions towards a man who takes from his personal time to keep us informed. So once again, Yippy to you and Roger!
What I have never understood is how someone thinks they could physically assault their partner the first time and have any chance of holding onto them. It just doesn’t seem like someone could ever have that kind of control over another person. But I guess if you get a toxic mix of poverty and family circumstances and family history and few options and violence then it is possible. Plus they say the perps seem genuinely sorry and beg for forgiveness afterward and promise it will never happen again. Yuck.
Parents are role models for their children. Sometimes women who grew up in a dysfunctional family, with a father abusing mother women think that is just the way relationships are. They put up with abuse from husbands or partners. So very sad. RIP to this poor woman.
Were the other residents in this SBHA property cooperative with the police enquiries?
So is that the 3rd murder in the last 7-10 days in SB?
Did this woman have children? I hope not, if so what will happen to them?
So sad.
PITMIX, you’re right, you don’t understand at all. It does not take the “perfect storm” you speak of for an abused person to stay in a relationship with their abuser. Abuse is very complicated for the abused person, you are minimizing many peoples’ reality.
Another contemptible coward! Must be a humiliation to his family.
People often ignore cries for help, don’t want to get involved. A woman was killed in a condo here in Carp some years ago. The next door neighbor heard yelling for help but did nothing. Mom told me years ago people should holler “Fire” and there will be a reaction, at least calling the Fire Dept. “Fire” would be a threat to neighbors too so they wouldn’t ignore it.
The GoFundMe page to help her children and parents with anything, if people are kind enough to help and stop assuming and judging.
gf.me/u/td6xcv
Who would down comment this? It is to help her parents and children out? Some selfish people out there. You dont have to donate if you dont want to, it is to help spread the news of her GoFundMe page.