Rudolfo Alcantar, 30, was sentenced to life in state prison without the possibility of parole and co-defendant Rosie Lisa Morales, 22, was sentenced to 48 years to life in state prison for the 2012 death of Christian Bojorquez, according to Deputy District Attorneys Carolyn Yeh and Stephen Morgan.
On March 5, 2012, Bojorquez was lured out under false pretenses by Morales to a remote area of Lake Los Angeles, where Morales and Alcantar together shot beat, and carjacked Bojorquez, prosecutors said. The couple then left Bojorquez for dead in the desert near the intersection of 180th Street East and Avenue M, the prosecutors said.
The victim was found alive by a good Samaritan and he was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition; but he died nine days later, according to court testimony.
Two days after the attack, Morales set fire to Bojorquez’s vehicle in the Pearblossom area in an attempt to destroy evidence of the murder.
Alcantar was arrested in August of 2012 and Morales was arrested that September in connection with the murder.
Alcantar was convicted by a jury on Aug. 5, 2016, of one count of first-degree murder with special circumstances of lying in wait and murder during the commission of a carjacking and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The juries also found the defendants committed the crimes for the benefit of, in association with, or at the direction of a criminal street gang.
The case was investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
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Ines Scales says
I am glad justice was served and these criminals are behind bars. Hopefully, they never see the light of day again. Even then, though, that is not justice enough for the family who lost such a handsome fella.
I am appalled at all the messages! What does 45 and his policies have to do with the execution of this young man? What does racism have to do with any of this? When is it ever right to say someone deserved such a horrendous death? I pray that the family does not waste their time reading these horrible and inexcusable messages.
Rest In Peace, young man. I can assure you that you’re family misses you dearly and that the ones who did this to you will think of you daily, too.
Curious George says
What’s his gang?
Ray says
Someone on another post said “Palmas X3″ didn’t even know Palmdale had a gang of its own. I’ve heard of ” Lancas X3″ in the past, but nothing lately.
Sam. T. says
This is why we need to build the wall. DONALD J TRUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tim Scott says
LOL…standard Trumpism…”got no clue about this, better spout about the wall before anyone notices I’m lost here.”
bethy says
I see you’ve met our resident cyberbully, Tim Scott. Real peach of a guy, archetypical pent-up, obsessive-compulsive Hillary Clinton fanboi, as such, very big on the penny ante name calling, he has an aneurysm over everything he personally disagrees with —
Tim Scott says
LOL…wow, you seem to think about me a lot bethy. Don’t seem to have a very realistic picture from it, but it’s good to know you are trying.
William says
Poor you, bethy.
I haven’t seen Tim Scott lose a face off yet with you lovers of Orange Julius Caesar.
You nimrods remind me of Monty Python’s Black Knight. Nothing left but a limbless torso and it’s likely you will soon be gone from here. You brought an empty head to a gun fight.
Now, THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT watching you fools try and fail.
William says
Hey, bethykins
I have yet to see someone win a faceoff with Tim Scott on this site. Y’all think you’re so smart and then we’ll probably not see you around here much longer. Good.
William says
Hey, bethykins
I have yet to see someone win a faceoff with Tim Scott on this site. Y’all think you’re so smart and then we’ll probably not see you around here much longer.
William says
@ Bob
What does that make you?
William says
Hey, Bob
The Antelope Valley has been run by republicans for years. And, yet, y’all complain about liberals.
The majority of states are run by republicans and yet they blamed everything on President Obama for 8 years while they had a majority in Congress for most of that time.
They also conveniently ‘forget’ the messes bush left him.
You might want to spend some time ‘thinking’ before you comment. I’ve seen your comments here for quite a while and they need some ‘thinkin’ beforehand.
Get to work.
Tim Scott says
It doesn’t take a “liberal mouthpiece” to see that “huh, wha? ummmm… build the wall!!!” has become the standard refrain from Trumpists when confronted by issues they don’t have a clue what to do about. Not surprising, given that Dingbat Donny does the same thing.
I mean “who knew that healthcare was complicated?” Your president was surprised to find out. Pretty soon well have “gosh, who knew that reducing crime was complicated?” and “who knew that international diplomacy was complicated?” and “who knew that disaster relief was complicated?”
In the end the answer to all these questions is the same. EVERYBODY knew, except Dingbat Don and his faithful followers.
William says
Mexico will likely build the wall when the trump voters lose their Obamacare (they don’t know that the ACA is Obamacare) and try to flee to Mexico.
Unfortunately, we’ll be stuck the with uneducated trump voters that he loves so much.
If only California could deport trump voters to Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky,…. y’know, those red states that suck up more federal dollars than they send to D.C. yet do all the whining about the government.
And, Knight and Lackey with them.
gotta have real balls says
WHAT WALL how many tunnels r already there as a contractor I’ll give CREDIT an honest deceit hard working man hand hima shovel and see how long he get’s ur hole or tunnel dug!!!!!!!!!
True brit says
That’s 2 more pieces of feces of the streets. What a couple of losers.
ANNON says
Well said….
Allison says
… scariest people on planet Earth, welcome to beautiful Los Angeles, sanctuary city of the mexifornia street gang. Even their women are scary. Better watch your step, they’ll slash your throat for a 50 cent taco –
Allisons baby daddy. says
What’s pathetic little person you are LMAO.
AV supporter says
Lol 50 cent taco
Hmmmm says
My question is….where do find a 50 cent taco?
Lilibelle says
Even Allison can’t answer that question cause she’s probably the one out there looking through all California for a 50 cent taco but b**** can find one to choke herself on
callingitasitis says
Adios Basura
To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
Theodore Roosevelt
It is far better to be alone, then to be in bad company.
George Washington
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
Aristotle
Laws control the lesser man… Right conduct controls the greater one.
Mark Twain
New recruits for the Mexican Mafia = EME soldiers if they do not already have membership.
Michael says
Funny how peaple judge one another by all there[removed]. nobody knows what really happened or knows these people. For all we know the mofo deserved it
Schooled you says
What? I cannot believe illiterate scum as you can actually use a keyboard to comment on a post much less actually attempt to form a sentence.
No one deserved the death Christian had at the hands of those monsters! Just look at their appearances and compare it to the victim!
I pray that you never go through the pain the family must have gone through, losing a loved one in such a horrific way, then having to endure the trial and all its proceedings just to have heartless pieces of make ridiculous notions such as yours.
William says
Yeah. I bet if you got a letter to appear for jury duty, you’d try to get out it. Right?
Schooled you says
Actually, I’ve had only one jury duty notice to appear. Not only did I fill out my form online, I checked daily to see if I made the cut. Sad to say I didn’t but I would gladly perform my civil duty and help convict monsters such as these to life imprisonment.
I need to ask, what does jury duty have to do with an idiot who claims a victim deserved to die a horrendous death? Apparently only idiotic trolls who have nothing to do love to attack victims and justify monsters.
Disgusting!