Mexico Jails 3 Men for 158 Years in 2024 Surfer Murders
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 17
Mexico Jails 3 Men for 158 Years in 2024 Surfer Murders
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 17
Summary
A federal judge in Ensenada sentenced Jesús Gerardo García, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús to 158 years and nine months each for murdering Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and American Carter Redd Rhoad.
Prosecutors said the three were killed during an April 2024 robbery aimed at stealing tires from their truck after one victim resisted; the men were also convicted of violent robbery and vehicle theft.
A fourth defendant, Ary Gisell Silva Raya, had already received a 20-year sentence in November after an abbreviated trial on aggravated robbery and vehicle-theft charges.
The victims' bodies were found in a well in Baja California in May 2024, and the case drew international attention while hurting tourism in an area local officials and surfers said depends heavily on visitors.