VENTURA, California - District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that a jury has convicted Miguel Martinez (DOB: 12/15/92), of Oxnard, of first-degree murder and accessory after the fact.

The charges arose from Martinez’s conduct on February 17, 2010, and February 19, 2010. On February 17, 2010, Martinez drove Jose Ochoa away from the Tokyo Spa in Oxnard knowing Ochoa had just committed a robbery. On February 19, 2010, Martinez drove Jose Ochoa and Gabriel Lopez to the A-1 Spa in Oxnard to commit a robbery. Ochoa and Lopez entered the business while Martinez waited in the vehicle. During the attempted commission of the robbery, Ochoa struggled with the business owner, Sun Cha Kays. Ochoa shot and killed Kays.

Sentencing for Martinez is scheduled March 30, 2015, in courtroom 44 at 8:30 a.m. of the Ventura Superior Court, County of Ventura. Martinez faces a maximum sentence of 28 years to life in prison.