Father, son held in North Bay pot killings

Authorities say this surveillance photo shows Francis Dwyer, 65, at a St. Helena gas station one day before three men were found shot to death in Forestville, Sonoma County, on Feb. 5, 2013. Dwyer and his son have been arrested in connection with the killings. less Authorities say this surveillance photo shows Francis Dwyer, 65, at a St. Helena gas station one day before three men were found shot to death in Forestville, Sonoma County, on Feb. 5, 2013. Dwyer and his son ... more Photo: Sonoma County Sheriff Photo: Sonoma County Sheriff Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Father, son held in North Bay pot killings 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

(03-01) 10:30 PST FORESTVILLE, SONOMA COUNTY --

A father and son have been arrested in connection with a triple slaying in Sonoma County tied to a marijuana deal that went bad, authorities said Friday.

Francis Dwyer, 65, was arrested Tuesday at his home in Truth or Consequences, N.M. His son, Odin Leonard Dwyer, 38, who has lived in several Colorado cities, was arrested outside Denver.

Each was booked on suspicion of murder and other counts and will be extradited to Sonoma County, authorities said.

The men were seen traveling with Mark Cappello, 46, through Wyoming, Nevada and into Napa County in the days before three men were found shot to death Feb. 5 on a wooded property near Forestville, Sonoma County sheriff's investigators said.

Cappello, of Central City, Colo., was arrested in Alabama nine days after the slain men were found.

Investigators say the victims - Raleigh Butler, 26, of Sebastopol, Richard Lewin, 46, of Huntington, N.Y., and Todd Klarkowski, 42, of Boulder, Colo. - intended to buy "a large quantity of marijuana" but were shot dead instead in a home rented by Butler's mother.

Francis and Odin Dwyer were filmed by surveillance cameras at a Chevron gas station in St. Helena the day before the slayings, investigators said.