COLTON – (INT) – Colton police say that new leads have rejuvenated a 15-year investigation into the death of Timothy Thomas.

Timothy was 4-years-old at the time of his death in 2010. He was under the temporary custody of the leaders of “His Way Spirit Led Assemblies” a cult-like religious organization that is being investigated for the disappearance of two other people. The boy’s biological parents had turned over his custody to the organization, police said.

More recently, police executed numerous warrants and arrested two leaders of the group. Darryl “Muzic” Martin, 57, of Hemet, was arrested on illegal weapons charges, and Martin’s wife, Shelly Bailey “Kat” Martin, 62, was also arrested but later released after a “medical episode,” police said.

Two other men, both of Hemet, were arrested “on charges related to felons in possession of firearms.”

Story Date: October 7, 2025