SAN JOSE (KRON) — San Jose police have released new pictures Monday night of who they believe may lead them to a missing 28-year-old man.
Steve Hlebo of Los Altos, 39, is in jail Monday night on homicide charges. Police believe he was driving a white GMC truck when he dumped a body into the ocean on Friday night.
The vehicle has tinted windows and a California license plate 60414R1, police Lt. Paul Spagnoli said.
There are some areas of the vehicle’s front bumper that appear to be missing lights, Spagnoli said.
Police have been conducting a general search from San Jose to Los Altos for Myrick, but haven’t centered their efforts on a focused area, according to Spagnoli.
Anyone who saw the truck between 6 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday is asked to contact police.
On Friday around 6:20 p.m., officers responded to a report of a suspicious circumstance at 2020 Camden Ave., interim police chief Eddie Garcia said.
GP Sports, a powersports dealership, is located at that address. The business carries new and used motorcycles, scooters, watercrafts and other vehicles, according to the company’s website.
When officers arrived they were told Myrick had been missing for several hours and based on the nature of scene determined the case was a homicide, Garcia said.
Additional investigators responded to the scene and identified Hlebo as the suspect, who was taken into custody at his Los Altos home shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Garcia.
On Sunday, detectives re-canvassed the area around GP Sports and searched a property off of Mount Umunhum connected with the suspect, Garcia said.
Police were told that Myrick’s body might have been disposed of in the ocean, according to Garcia.
John Sparry, Myrick’s stepfather, said his stepson was a good and kind person who was always willing to help his friends.
Myrick loved motorcycles, enjoyed his job and didn’t complain of any problems with anyone at work, according to Sparry.
Myrick’s family has also been conducting their own search for Kyle by looking in other areas including Lexington Reservoir and the Santa Cruz Mountains, police said.
Kelly Myrick, Kyle’s mother, said she still believes her son is alive and other family members are searching for him.
“He’s my baby, my only child and I want him back,” Kelly Myrick said.
If anyone saw the car in the Santa Cruz mountains, they are asked to call police.Bay City News contributed to this report