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Man wanted in Acampo homicide gives up to San Joaquin County Sheriff's detectives

A Galt man wanted in connection with a Halloween homicide turned himself in to investigators Wednesday afternoon in front of the Lodi Police Department.

Anthony Hubbard, 22, contacted San Joaquin County Sheriff's detectives and met them in front of the West Elm Street police station minutes after 1 p.m.

Prior to his arrival, Hubbard asked the Lodi News-Sentinel to watch the arrest because he feared police would shoot him. Hubbard cooperated with detectives, who handcuffed him, walked him across the street and drove him away in a sport-utility vehicle.

Detectives had been looking for Hubbard since the Halloween shooting of Galt resident Adam Campa, 28. Campa was found lying on the roadway at 11:30 p.m. in the 5800 block of East Jahant Road, suffering from several gunshot wounds, and he died at the scene.

Investigators from the Galt Police Department had been looking for Hubbard in connection with an attempted robbery three hours before the shooting. Witnesses told police that a man, whom they identified as Hubbard, talked to them on 6th Street, then began demanding money, Lt. Ken Erickson said.

No money was taken, and no weapon was seen.

Two hours after the shooting, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department also began looking for Hubbard after shots were fired at a party on Kost Road, at the south end of Galt. Nobody was struck and no property was damaged.

Hubbard's photo was featured in newspapers and on TV, with law enforcement warning that he could be armed and dangerous.

Hubbard arranged to turn himself in, though he told the News-Sentinel that he feared police would shoot him. Hubbard declined to talk about the events the night of the Acampo shooting, saying, "I need to talk to my attorney before I talk about it."

Around 1:05 p.m., Hubbard arrived across from the police station, riding as a passenger in a white Ford Expedition. Two Sheriff's detectives were apparently watching for that vehicle, and they cuffed Hubbard immediately.

Hubbard was accompanied by a man who said only that he was a family friend. "This is sad," the man said.

Two detectives escorted Hubbard across an Elm Street crosswalk. He wore khaki pants and a black shirt featuring an outline of the state of California.

With his hands still cuffed behind him, the detectives had Hubbard sit in the front seat of a blue hybrid sport-utility vehicle. It wasn't known what they said to him, but his eyes watered.

Officials have not said what led them to suspect Hubbard in any of the weekend's incidents.

Hubbard was booked into the county jail on suspicion of murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and discharging a firearm from a vehicle.

Official charges will not likely be filed until Friday, the day of his arraignment, said Chief Deputy District Attorney Ron Freitas. He declined to comment on details of the case, saying only: "We've been participating with the ongoing investigation and will be making a final determination of charges prior to his arraignment."

Contact reporter Layla Bohm at layla@lodinews.com.