BREAKING 2 brothers sentenced to minimum 18 years for fatal beating of groom at his 2019 wedding reception in Chino
Friends and family are mourning Joe Melgoza, who police say was brutally attacked and killed by two wedding crashers just hours after he got married in Chino.Two brothers who murdered a newlywed groom at his reception in Chino were sentenced Friday to a minimum of at least 18 years behind bars.in the brutal beating of Joe Melgoza on Dec. 15, 2019 just hours after he had gotten married.
The sentencing handed down Friday included a minimum three years for assault with a deadly weapon, for injuries to the bride's mother, and 15 years-to-life for second-degree murder of the groom. The brothers have already served nearly three years since their arrest the day of the attack. They would be eligible for parole in 15 years.
Joe and Esther Melgoza were married on Dec. 14, 2019. The groom was celebrating his wedding hours before the violent incident occurred in the early morning hours of Dec. 15, at a family home where the reception included a mariachi band, a photo booth, bar, DJ and dance floor, investigators said.
The brothers left but later returned, unbeknownst to Melgoza and his family, armed with baseball bats, according to prosecutors. "When the Castaneda brothers returned, they did so on a trail behind the house where the reception was held," the press release said. "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."
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