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DoorDash driver beaten and stashed in Tesla as suspect busted in NorCal gas station

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Farr, D. (2026, October 21). DoorDash driver beaten and stashed in Tesla as suspect busted in NorCal gas station. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/us-news/doordash-driver-found-dead-in-tesla-as-suspect-busted-in-woodland/

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Javier Becerril Jr., a 42-year-old DoorDash driver from Hollister, California, was found dead in the trunk of a Tesla sedan on State Route 152 in Merced County on July 9. After a three-month investigation, Manuel Salceda, 39, from Turlock, is now facing murder charges for the death. Detectives determined that Becerril had been beaten before his body was placed in the car. The arrest came after investigators followed leads and surveillance footage across several Bay Area counties to locate Salceda at a gas station near Interstate 5 in Woodland on October 11, leading to his arrest without incident.

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A missing California DoorDash driver, Javier Becerril Jr., 42, from Hollister, was found dead on July 9 in the trunk of a Tesla sedan on State Route 152 in Merced County. After a three-month investigation, Manuel Salceda, 39, from Turlock, is now facing murder charges. Investigators used surveillance footage and physical evidence to track down Salceda, who allegedly operated under multiple identities to evade law enforcement. On October 11, authorities located Salceda near Dublin before arresting him at a gas station in Woodland without incident. The CHP’s Central Division Major Crimes Unit led the investigation that uncovered evidence indicating Becerril had been beaten before his body was stashed in the car trunk.

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🔮 The probe also turned up another troubling wrinkle, detectives learned Salceda may have operated under multiple identities in an effort to evade law enforcement.

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A missing California DoorDash driver was found dead in the trunk of a Tesla — and now a 39-year-old suspect is facing murder charges after a three-month investigation uncovered evidence the victim had been beaten before his body was stashed in the car. asserted

body → miss → car

Javier Becerril Jr., 42, of Hollister, was found dead July 9 inside a Tesla sedan on State Route 152 in Merced County. asserted

Jr. → find → County

Now, Manuel Salceda of Turlock is facing murder charges after investigators zeroed in on him using surveillance footage, physical evidence and other investigative leads, according to the California Highway Patrol. uncertain

investigators → face → Patrol

The probe also turned up another troubling wrinkle, detectives learned Salceda may have operated under multiple identities in an effort to evade law enforcement. uncertain

Salceda → turn → enforcement

Investigators finally closed in on their suspect Oct. 11, after learning a vehicle believed to be carrying Salceda was near Dublin. asserted

vehicle → close → Dublin

The trail took authorities across several Bay Area counties before ending at a gas station on Road 8 near Interstate 5 in Woodland, where officers arrested him without incident. asserted

officers → take → incident

The arrest capped a three-month effort by the CHP’s Central Division Major Crimes Unit — and came after detectives determined Becerril had suffered a physical assault before his body was placed in the Tesla’s trunk. asserted

body → cap → trunk

“As California’s state police, the CHP is committed to pursuing violent offenders and working with our law enforcement partners to bring those responsible to justice,” CHP Chief Damon Gilmore said. asserted

Gilmore → commit → justice

“Our detectives tracked the evidence across multiple counties to locate and arrest the suspect in Javier Becerril Jr.’s killing.” asserted

detectives → track → killing

Salceda was arraigned on murder charges in Merced County Superior Court on Oct. 20. asserted

Salceda → arraign → Oct.

Becerril’s family had reported him missing before authorities made the discovery that transformed the search into a homicide investigation. asserted

that → report → investigation

His body was found inside the vehicle near the highway, and the circumstances surrounding the death quickly raised suspicions among investigators. asserted

circumstances → find → investigators

“There are circumstances that are suspicious, and that’s why we’re treating it as such,” a CHP investigator said during the early stages of the case. asserted

investigator → be → case

DoorDash driver beaten and stashed in Tesla as suspect busted in NorCal gas station

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