Crime & Safety

Five Teens Arrested In Connection With Store Robbery That Ended In Owner's Death

Police have arrested suspects in connection with the robbery of Travis Dairy

By Bay City News Service

Five teens were arrested Thursday on suspicion of robbing a store
in Fairfield on June 28, which resulted in the death of the store's owner.

The strong-arm robbery occurred at Travis Dairy, located at 140 E.
Travis Blvd.

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Three suspects assaulted and pepper sprayed storeowner Ho Jun Kim,
70, and stole items from the store, including the cash register, police said.

Kim called police at around 7:50 p.m. and reported that his store
had been robbed and that he required an ambulance.

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Kim was taken to the NorthBay Medical Center in Vacaville, where
he died at 8:36 p.m., the Solano County coroner's office said.

Deputy Coroner Ray Lamb said he died of "cardiac arrhythmia due to
emotional distress caused by an assault."

Detectives reviewed video footage from nearby businesses, interviewed witnesses, and recovered evidence including the cash register, police said.

Two 17-year-old boys and a 15-year-old boy from Fairfield and a
17-year-old boy from Vacaville were arrested and are facing charges of
homicide and robbery. Their names are being withheld due to their ages.

Chelsea Johnson, 18, of Vacaville, was also arrested and is suspected of driving the getaway vehicle, according to police.


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