Recently in Tuolumne County state parole agents and county narcotics investigators went to the homes of 20 two-strike parolees looking to see if any parolees had injuries consistent with being in a fight, to find out what they were driving or whether they had jobs that take them out of the area. This continues the search for the suspect in the murder of the deputy, whom according to Sacramento County officials was involved in a violent struggle with his murderer before he was killed.

Law Enforcement officials are looking for parolees that show physical signs that they may have been involved in a fight recently. Second-strikers were targeted because they could be prone to violence and be likely to fight if they felt they were going back to prison for life under California's three-strikes law. No one was arrested during the search on Monday, however a similar parole raid in Plymouth last weekend netted to arrests. All information gathered from the parolee searches is sent to the Sacramento task force investigating Mitchell's murder. Parole agents have been conducting similar parolee checks throughout much of the Sacramento region.