Lonnie Hinton, 29, an ex-felon out on parole, has been identified as the man who stabbed and killed a 65-year-old woman at a Walmart in Lake Elsinore on Monday.
Lake Elsinore Sherrif’s Office Deputies were called to the Walmart located in the 29000 block of Central Avenue, Lake Elsinore, in regards to a stabbing.
Arriving deputies found Jessica Morales, from Menifee, suffering from multiple stab wounds.
She was given emergency medical aid by Deputies until the arrival of emergency personnel but ultimately, Morales succumbed to her wounds.
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The suspect, Lonnie Will Hinton, later turned himself in to police at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station.
He was arrested and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on murder charges.
According to reports, Hinton, from Wildomar, was released from state prison earlier this year for a robbery and was out on parole.