Man found slain in Coachella identified; suspect in custody

Man found slain in Coachella identified; suspect in custody

COACHELLA — Sheriff’s officials on Wednesday identified a 34-year-old man found dead from an alleged homicide in Coachella. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Thermal station were sent to the 51000 block of Calle Empalme shortly after 10:15 p.m. Monday on a reported assault with a deadly weapon. They found the victim — identified Wednesday as Coachella resident James Edward Montenegro — dead at the scene with evident traum…