Paradise Police have identified and arrested a suspect they believe was involved in a hit-and-run that killed one Paradise man in October. Troy Upton was struck by a car while walking home from work on Pearson Road near the intersection of Clark Road on October 4, 2025. Upton later died from his injuries. On December 31, officers from Paradise Police arrested Ricci Kempton, and she was booked into the Butte County Jail. Kempton was arraigned Monday on felony and misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of an accident with permanent injury and destruction of evidence.