Suspect named after dead man found burning in Madera County

Deputies named the suspect as 56-year-old Jessie Equilla Brooks of Fresno. Brooks has been arrested and booked into the Madera County Jail on homicide charges, according to deputies.

Deputies reported responding to a disturbance at 3 a.m. on Children’s Boulevard, near Lanes Bridge and Highway 41.

Investigators say when they arrived, they discovered a dead man who was on fire in the roadway.

Deputies say they received a call reporting that a woman identified by deputies as Brooks had set her husband on fire – but their relationship has not been officially confirmed by investigators.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Madera County Sheriff’s Detectives at (559) 675-7770.