21-year-old man sentenced for role as accessory in 2022 Indio murder case
Jesus Reyes
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 21-year-old man was convicted and immediately sentenced for his role as an accessory in an Indio murder back in 2022.
Isaac Anthony Martinez was found guilty Friday of accessory aids principal in felony to escape arrest/trial. He was sentenced to one year and four months in prison.
Martinez was arrested on Sept. 5. The alleged killer, Efren David Bracamonte, 21, was arrested days later. The pair were charged in connection with a deadly shooting in December 2022.
Bracamonte was charged with murder. He is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 10.
The shooting happened early in the morning on Dec. 23, 2022 on Grace Street, near Jackson Street and Highway 111. Police said Steven Matthew Sanchez, 44, died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.