By Ryan Gorman PUBLISHED: 08:45 EST, 7 August 2013 | UPDATED: 10:24 EST, 7 August 2013 A California teen, his mother and a friend were arrested Tuesday in connection with the violent murder of his ex-girlfriend’s father. Edward 'Anthony' Morales and Richard Gonzalez, both 18, have been accused of abducting and brutally murdering Alejandro Padilla July 26 as revenge for the father trying to protect his daughter from the violent teen. Morales’ mother, Alma Casada, 37, was arrested and accused of being an accomplice to the brutal slaying, according to reports. Padilla, 40, was found July 27 by police in the backseat of his burned-out car in Fontana, CA., reports said.
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Edward Anthony Morales dated Emily Padilla for about a year before she broke off the failing romance
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Morales was said to have been angry and violent at the relationship's end
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Alejandro Padilla was in the process of getting a restraining order to protect his daughter when he was killed
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