Stockton man accused of killing missing woman | Crime

STOCKTON, CA - A body of a woman found inside a Pleasanton trashcan in May has been identified as a missing 25-year-old Stockton woman.

The body of Ana Flores-Pineda was found inside of a trashcan in the wooded area off of the 11000 block of Dublin Canyon Road by a Pleasanton homeowner on May 24, 2012, Stockton police Officer Joe Silva said.

Flores-Pineda was reported missing on June 12. Stockton detectives started working with Pleasanton police on the case and were able to identify her.

Pleasanton police said Flores-Pineda's murder occurred in Stockton and then her body was taken to Pleasanton and placed in the trashcan

Pleasanton police executed a search warrant with Stockton police early Wednesday morning at Flores-Pineda's home near McGaw Street and Rosemary Lane in Stockton. At the home, officers arrested Javier Prado Sandoval, 30, Silva said.

Sandoval and Flores-Pineda lived together at the home.

Sandoval was booked into San Joaquin County Jail for the murder of Flores-Pineda, Silva said. He said the motive behind her murder was domestic violence.

Stockton police and Pleasanton police continued to investigate the case.

Flores-Pineda's death is considered Stockton's 61st homicide of the year; last year, Stockton had 58 homicides.