LAKE COUNTY — In the unsolved homocide case of Paul Joseph Womachka, very little information about the investigation by the Lake County Sheriff”s Department has been released. The only identified suspect in Womachka”s homicide, Morgan Matthew Jack, 31, was released from San Quentin as part of a parole plan in late September. No charges related to Womachka”s homicide were brought against Jack. He was hired to drive Jack to his home in the Big Valley Rancheria.
On the 29th of June, deputies responded to the Big Valley Rancheria to investigate a vehicle under water.Marine Patrol recovered a van. A deceased man was later identified as Paul Joseph Womachka.
According to a press release dated Nov. 9th, detectives of the LCSD have requested the forensic examination of multiple items of evidence. The results of those examinations are not yet available. Detectives are working with experts from General Motors to recover any available information from the on-board computer of the van. The computer may reveal details of when and how the van was driven before it entered the lake.
Any person who has information regarding this investigation is asked to call Detective Nicole Costanza at (707) 262-4236
Contact Elizabeth Wilson at ewilson@record-bee.com
