3rd suspect arrested in East Bay slaying seen as hate crime

Daniel Orte ga, 31, was ar rested in the killing of a Rich mond musician at a pool hall. Daniel Orte ga, 31, was ar rested in the killing of a Rich mond musician at a pool hall. Photo: Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office / Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office Photo: Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office / Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close 3rd suspect arrested in East Bay slaying seen as hate crime 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

The third of three men wanted in connection with what’s believed to be a racially motivated slaying of a black musician at an El Sobrante pool hall has been taken into custody, authorities said Saturday.

Daniel Ortega had been on the run for more than a month since the Nov. 12 killing of William Sims, a 28-year-old singer, guitarist and piano player who lived in Richmond, authorities said. The 31-year-old Ortega, of Novato, was arrested around 3:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office did not immediately elaborate on the circumstances of Ortega’s arrest. He was being held without bail at the Martinez Detention Facility on suspicion of murder and robbery.

Sims was found beaten and shot on the road outside the Capri Club, a pool club on the 4100 block of Appian Way in El Sobrante. Investigators say he was targeted because of his race.

One of the other suspects, Daniel Porter-Kelley, 31, of Richmond was taken into custody Nov. 16 and later charged with murder and robbery with hate-crime enhancements.

Another suspect, Ray Simons, 32, of Hercules, was arrested Dec. 9 on suspicion of murder, robbery, shooting of a person from a vehicle and intimidating a witness after investigators learned that he was already jailed in Salinas on a non-related domestic violence charge.

All three suspects are white, authorities said.

Michael Bodley is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: mbodley@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @michael_bodley