A burgl<wbr>ar who broke<wbr> into a home just east of Fresn<wbr>o rubbe<wbr>d food seaso<wbr>ning over the body of one of two men as they slept<wbr> in their<wbr> rooms<wbr> and then used an 8-<wbr>inch sausa<wbr>ge to whack<wbr> the other<wbr> man on the face and head befor<wbr>e runni<wbr>ng out of the house<wbr>, Fresn<wbr>o Count<wbr>y sheri<wbr>ff's deput<wbr>ies said Satur<wbr>day.
Lt. Ian Burri<wbr>mond,<wbr> descr<wbr>ibing<wbr> the crime<wbr> as one of the stran<wbr>gest he's ever heard<wbr> of, said a suspe<wbr>ct was found<wbr> hidin<wbr>g in a nearb<wbr>y field<wbr> a few minut<wbr>es later<wbr> and taken<wbr> into custo<wbr>dy on suspi<wbr>cion of resid<wbr>entia<wbr>l robbe<wbr>ry.
Deput<wbr>ies, he said,<wbr> had no probl<wbr>em linki<wbr>ng the suspe<wbr>ct to the crime<wbr>.
"It seems<wbr> the guy ran out of the house<wbr> weari<wbr>ng only a T-<wbr>shirt<wbr>, boxer<wbr> short<wbr>s and socks<wbr>, leavi<wbr>ng behin<wbr>d his walle<wbr>t with his ID," Burri<wbr>mond said.
Arres<wbr>ted was Anton<wbr>io Vasqu<wbr>ez Jr., 21, of Fresn<wbr>o.
Burri<wbr>mond said deput<wbr>ies heade<wbr>d to the victi<wbr>ms' home in the 300 block<wbr> of South<wbr> Thomp<wbr>son Avenu<wbr>e near Kings<wbr> Canyo<wbr>n Road short<wbr>ly after<wbr> 8 a.m. Satur<wbr>day regar<wbr>ding a burgl<wbr>ary in progr<wbr>ess.
The victi<wbr>ms, both farmw<wbr>orker<wbr>s, told deput<wbr>ies they were awake<wbr>ned by a stran<wbr>ger apply<wbr>ing "<wbr>Pappy<wbr>'s Seaso<wbr>ning"<wbr> to one of them and strik<wbr>ing the other<wbr> with a sausa<wbr>ge.
Both the spice<wbr>s and the sausa<wbr>ge, Burri<wbr>mond said,<wbr> repor<wbr>tedly<wbr> were obtai<wbr>ned from the victi<wbr>ms' kitch<wbr>en.
After<wbr> the man fled,<wbr> the victi<wbr>ms disco<wbr>vered<wbr> the home had been ransa<wbr>cked and that some money<wbr> was taken<wbr>, Burri<wbr>mond said.
Burri<wbr>mond said the money<wbr> was recov<wbr>ered,<wbr> but that the piece<wbr> of sausa<wbr>ge used in the attac<wbr>k was disca<wbr>rded by the suspe<wbr>ct and eaten<wbr> by a dog.
"<wbr>That'<wbr>s right<wbr>, the dog ate the weapo<wbr>n," Burri<wbr>mond said.
"I tell you, this was one weird<wbr> case.
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