Charred body in San Bernardino trash bin was dumped by father and two sons, deputies say

Authorities announced Thursday that a partially burned body found in a trash bin in San Bernardino last week had been dumped there by a father and his two sons.

Enrique Jimenez Sr., 46, and his two sons, ages 17 and 14, were arrested Friday after a deputy saw them lighting a body on fire in a trash bin on Sixth Street near Sterling Avenue, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

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When the deputy tried to stop them, they fled in a pickup. The teenagers eventually got out of the truck, but their father continued driving.

Jimenez led police on a 60-mile chase on the 10, 57, 710 and 105 freeways, authorities said.

California Highway Patrol units eventually stopped Jimenez in the 8100 block of Golden Avenue in Paramount, where he crashed into two Downey police cruisers, the sheriff’s department said.

Jimenez was taken into custody. The boys, whose identities were not released because they are minors, also were arrested. The father and sons live in Highland.

After the pursuit, deputies returned to the trash bin, where they found the partially charred remains of Morris Barnes, 51. Barnes had been stabbed multiple times, sheriff’s officials said.

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Deputies say Barnes was killed on Elmwood Road in Highland, but they have not revealed a motive in the killing.

Jimenez remains in custody on suspicion of murder and felony evading. His two sons were booked on suspicion of being accessories to the murder, deputies said.

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