Pair who beat a bridegroom to death in Chino in 2019 were convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
Two brothers who crashed a wedding reception and beat the groom to death in Chino in 2019 were convicted in February of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Earlier that day, 30-year-old Joe Melgoza and Esther were married. Their reception at the Chino home included a mariachi band, a photo booth, bar, DJ and dancing. Guests later told authorities the brothers were socializing, dancing and taking photos with female guests at the reception.Los Angeles County agrees to pay the Bryant family $28.5 million in a settlement over photos of the crash in which Kobe Bryant, the Lakers star’s daughter and seven others were killed.
“Standing in the dark behind a fence they made antagonizing statements to Melgoza to jump over the fence to their side. Once Melgoza and his family jumped the fence, the brothers began hitting them all with bats and fists,” prosecutors wrote in a news release. Snapchat, as well as a photo-booth picture police found in Josue Castaneda’s pocket, showed the brothers with a woman who attended the reception and helpedAttorneys for the two men could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday. The brothers are expected to be sentenced on March 13.
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