Lancaster

Police Search for Person of Interest Related to Lancaster Sucker Punch That Killed 61-Year-Old

Manuel Berryman, 38, is wanted for questioning.

What to Know

  • Police are searching for Manuel Berryman, 38, for questioning.
  • Beryman - who is 6 feet tall and 300 pounds - is identified as a person of interest in the killing of a man in Lancaster on Jan. 3.
  • The victim, Frank Borsotti, died after being punched in a Jack in the Box parking lot.

Sheriff's detectives were searching Monday for a 38-year-old Cathedral City man deemed a person of interest in a Lancaster homicide.

Manuel Berryman is wanted for questioning in the Jan. 3 killing of 61-year-old Frank Borsotti at a fast food restaurant in the 436000 block of 10th Street West, according to the sheriff's department.

Berryman is 6 feet tall and weighs about 300 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes, officials said.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Berryman was asked to the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500 or 911. Tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

If anyone sees Berryman in public, they are advised to avoid him and call police. 

"Is this guy dangerous?" said Sgt. Benjamin Grubb of the LA County Sheriff's Department. "He could be." 

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