Deputies investigating the murder of a man whose charred remains were found in Santa Margarita have arrested four people.

Shortly after 5 a.m. on Sunday, firefighters responding to a vegetation fire near Park Hill Road discovered the body in a shallow grave. Investigators ruled the fire arson and the death a homicide.

Deputies arrested 20-year-old Jason Greenwell of Nipomo, 47-year-old Rhonda Wisto of Nipomo, 28-year-old Ty Hill of Santa Maria and 19-year-old Frank York of Nipomo. All four were booked into San Luis Obispo County jail on murder charges.

Investigators continue to process crimes scenes at both a home in Nipomo and the Park Hill site.

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