San Miguel man arrested for attempted murder
Jim Pinedo, age 37, from San Miguel, California.
On Friday, at 05:30 a.m., San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Detectives, with assistance from the Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Detail and the Regional SWAT Team, served a high risk search warrant for an attempted murder investigation in the 2700 block of Pine Hawk Way in San Miguel, California. During the service of the search, the suspect, Jim Pinedo, was located on the property, and arrested for attempted murder.
The high risk search warrant was in conjunction with the attempted murder investigation that was initiated on Oct. 2. The un-named victim was shot in the neck by the suspect, and sought medical treatment at a local hospital emergency room on that date. Deputies and detectives responded to the emergency room, investigated the circumstances, and determined that Jim Pinedo was the suspect. Jim Pinedo is currently booked in the San Luis Obispo County Jail on attempted murder charges. His bail is set at $500,000.
