MURDER SUSPECT IN CUSTODY

Brian Russell Stange, 52, of Bishop was taken into custody by law enforcement on Thursday evening, Feb. 22 at 5:56 p.m. 

He is suspected of killing David Miller, 57, on Feb. 12. The killing occurred on Shepard Ln. in the mid-afternoon.

Miller was a 17-year employee of the Inyo County Agricultural Commissioner’s office. 

According to a press release issued by the Inyo County Sheriff’s office, Stange will be arraigned in the coming days on charges that are anticipated to include first degree murder with enhancements that the offense was committed with a firearm and while lying in wait.

Stange had been employed locally by the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power. 

The Sheriff’s Dept. was aided in its investigation by the Inyo D.A., Bishop PD, California Highway Patrol and the Mono County Sheriff’s Dept. as well as by leads and tips from the public. 

A GoFundMe page has been set up on behalf of Miller’s family. He has three daughters. https://gofund.me/8efdcc76