Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 11NF0916: January 24, 2014
SANTA ANA – A man was sentenced today to 50 years to life in state prison for shooting and murdering a teenager who was changing a tire in a Fullerton alley. Charles Thomas Ramirez Jr., 36, Fullerton, was found guilty by a jury Dec. 5, 2013, of one felony count of first degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal discharge of a firearm causing death and a prior prison conviction for theft from 2008.
Co-defendant Marc Tomas Luna, 30, Fullerton, pleaded guilty Dec. 6, 2013, to one felony count of accessory after the fact and was sentenced to three years in state prison. Luna testified in the trial against Ramirez. Continue reading