District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that David Hernandez (DOB 3/29/74), of Santa Paula, pled guilty to first-degree murder and admitted using a gun in the commission of the crime.

On July 23, 2014, Hernandez shot and killed Hector Alamillo as the two sat in a living room at a residence in Santa Paula. Hernandez then fled the residence and drove to the city of Palmdale, where he hid for several days. Hernandez was tracked by law enforcement and ultimately arrested at a motel in Ventura on July 30, 2014.

Sentencing is set for January 12, 2017, at 10:45 a.m. in courtroom 13 of the Ventura Superior Court, County of Ventura. Hernandez will be sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison.