| For Immediate Release Case # 12CF0072
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Susan Kang Schroeder Chief of Staff Office: 714-347-8408 Cell: 714-292-2718 Farrah Emami
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THIRD-STRIKER PAROLEE TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR STRANGLING-MURDER OF WOMAN IN RV
SANTA ANA – A third-striker parolee has been charged with murdering a 21-year-old woman by strangling her to death in his recreational vehicle (RV). Ean Keith Brown, 38, is charged with one felony count of murder and sentencing enhancements for two prior strike convictions and serious felony priors for second degree robbery in 1995 and burglary in 2008. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 85 years to life in state prison. Bail is expected to be set at $1 million at Brown’s arraignment today, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana.
Brown was recently released from state prison and is on parole for burglary. After his release from prison and at the time of the murder, the defendant is accused of living in an RV in the driveway of his parent’s Huntington Beach home.
Victim Dolores “Arias” Fagan, 21, was staying with relatives who lived on the same street as the defendant. At approximately 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2012, Fagan left her family’s home and was never seen again.
Sometime between Jan. 6, 2012, and Jan. 8, 2012, he is accused of murdering Fagan in his RV by strangling her and wrapping her dead body in a blanket.
At approximately 12:10 p.m. on Jan. 8, 2012, Brown’s parents became suspicious and contacted the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) to request officers inspect the RV. HBPD, who investigated this case, responded to the scene and discovered Fagan’s body. Brown was not home at the time.
At approximately 4:00 p.m., Brown was located driving northbound on Interstate 15 toward the Nevada border by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and California Highway Patrol. The defendant is accused of leading the pursing officers on a high-speed chase, but was ultimately arrested at turned over to HBPD.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Sonia Balleste of the Homicide Unit is prosecuting this case.
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