Man suspected of starting small fire in Palm Springs charged with arson

By City News Service

into drive and put his foot on the gas, when the defendant shot him a third time, in his head,” court papers said.

“Quintero slumped over the wheel as his truck lurched into another pickup parked in front of it,” according to the brief.

With the help of at least two unnamed and unknown parties, Jimenez drove the dead man’s pickup into a drainage canal near the intersection of Cakes Place and Keystone Drive, in an unincorporated area southwest of Perris, where Quintero’s body was dumped, according to prosecutors.

Quintero’s remains were discovered a week later, as was the pickup, culminating in a two-month homicide investigation that culminated in criminal charges against Jimenez.

Court records show that Jimenez has prior convictions for possession of controlled substances and receiving a stolen vehicle.