Variety is the spice of life

It’s not every day that I see a headline reading “Man rubbed with spices, other beaten with sausage,” but that’s what’s in the news:

FRESNO, Calif. — A stranger broke into a home east of Fresno, rubbed spices on the body of one of two men as they slept and used an 8-inch sausage to whack the other man in the face and head before he fled, Fresno County sheriff’s deputies said Saturday.
Lt. Ian Burrimond said a suspect was found in a nearby field and taken into custody. Deputies, he said, had no problem linking a suspect to the crime: “It seems the guy ran out of the house wearing only a T-shirt, boxer shorts and socks, leaving behind his wallet with his ID.”
Arrested was a 22-year-old Fresno resident.
The spices and the sausage, Burrimond said, were taken from the victims’ kitchen.
He said money that had been taken was recovered, but the sausage was discarded and eaten by a dog. “That’s right, the dog ate the weapon,” Burrimond said.

It’s hard to imagine a stranger behaving this way.
So I looked further. The arrested man, 21 year old Antonio Vasquez, has been freed. Lack of evidence:

SANGER, Calif. (Map, News) – A Sanger man suspected of breaking into a home, rubbing spices into the face of one man and hitting another with an 8-inch sausage has been set free.
Prosecutors say they do not have enough evidence to file criminal charges against 21-year-old Antonio Vasquez, who was released from Fresno County Jail on Tuesday.

Not enough evidence? Two men rubbed with spice as they slept? Man arrested nearby wearing nothing but his underwear? Wallet found? Money “recovered”? Charges dropped?
Something about this case does not make sense, unless we consider the possibility that Vasquez was not exactly a “stranger.”