A person of interest in the death of a man who was assaulted in the Midway District last October has been arrested in Mohave County, Arizona. 60-year-old Noel Frischknecht remains in jail for an outstanding San Diego County Superior Court arrest warrant connected to the death of a 68-year-old Brian Salatino. He was arrested by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Department.
Frischknecht is alleged to have assaulted Salatino around 5:40 p.m. on Oct. 26, 2025 in the 3300 block of Midway Drive in San Diego. Salatino was transported to a hospital, where he remained in a coma. After being hospitalized for approximately 100 days, he succumbed to his injuries and died on Feb. 3, 2026.
After Salatino’s death, San Diego Police Homicide Detectives assumed the investigation. Western Division Investigations Bureau detectives had investigated the assault and identified 60-year-old Noel Frischknecht as a person of interest.
Frischknecht is currently awaiting extradition proceedings to return him to San Diego.
Anyone with additional information was encouraged to contact the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293.
