Homicide in Forest Ranch

On Tuesday (Aug. 27), Butte County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from a Forest Ranch business that a man, later identified as Robert Anderson, had arrived with a large laceration on his leg. He’d allegedly been dropped off from a residence on Schott Road, according to a press release.

Anderson, 25, of Chico, was transported to a local hospital and deputies investigated further. When they got to Schott Road, they discovered blood in a driveway and ultimately the body of 30-year-old Forest Ranch resident Gunther Rupprecht.

Anderson was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and the investigation is ongoing.