“Oroville, CA- On March 25, 2024, at approximately 6:41 p.m., the Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) dispatch center was contacted by CAL FIRE dispatch. CAL FIRE requested deputies respond to a residence in the 300 block of Obermeyer Avenue, Gridley, to assist with a medical call that was determined to be suspicious. Deputies arrived at the residence and located a crime scene and a deceased victim, who was identified as Veronica Avalosdecardenas, age 55, of Gridley.
BCSO detectives obtained a search warrant for the residence. With the assistance of the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services, detectives processed the crime scene for evidence. Detectives located evidence giving them cause to believe Avalosdecardenas was physically assaulted and murdered by her son, who was identified as Hugo Cardenas, age 32, of Gridley.
Detectives determined Cardenas left the residence in a vehicle after the murder. On the evening of March 25, the Stockton Police Department arrested Cardenas. Detectives traveled to Stockton and located additional evidence giving them cause to believe Cardenas murdered Avalosdecardenas.
Cardenas was arrested for an open count of murder and booked into the Butte County Jail. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Butte County Sheriff’s Office Felony Investigations Unit at 530-538-7671.”
