He was arrested after being asked to go to the Dixon Police Department on Thursday night. Corkery said two adult nephews of Reyes identified the body and said their uncle is an unemployed farm worker whose permanent residence is in Mexico. He is about 50 years old, and was planning to return to Mexico within two weeks. Campos and Reyes, who are acquaintances, have no known affiliation with UC Davis, according to police. Corkery said they lived near each other.
Robbery is always a possibility.
It could be a crime of passion . . . The death was thought to have occurred within 24 hours of the discovery, police said. A Solano County employee tending some tree seedlings discovered Reyes' body Thursday morning on the northern bank of Putah Creek near a bridge on Old Davis Road, about 1 mile south of Interstate 80. In that area, the center of the creek serves as the boundary between UC Davis and Solano County. The Solano County Coroner's Office performed an autopsy on Reyes' body Friday to determine the cause of death, though it wouldn't release the results.