MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (March 16, 2022): Yesterday at around 1 p.m., deputies were called to the 28000 block of Via Arriaga in the city of Mission Viejo regarding a deceased female in her 80s inside a residence. Deputies arrived and determined a homicide occurred.
OC Sheriff’s Homicide investigators responded and contacted the other occupant of the residence, William Wiley, 86. Based on the interviews conducted by investigators and evidence at the scene, Wiley was booked into the Orange County Jail on suspicion of murder. Family members indicated Wiley was previously diagnosed with dementia.
Official identification of the victim is pending autopsy by the Orange County Coroner.
We do not believe there is any additional threat to public safety.
