A Ventura County man and woman have been convicted of murdering the man’s former girlfriend.
In March of 2024, Oxnard Police were called to East Wooley Road by reports of a disturbance. Dispatchers heard a shot during the 911 phone call.
Officers arriving on the scene found Yanelly Vargas with a gunshot wound. She later died in a hospital.
Detectives determined that Vargas had been lured to the bar by Jorge Garfias, her ex-boyfriend.
Investigators say Garfias and his current girlfriend, Margarita Jimenez, beat the victim. They say Jimenez then grabbed a gun and fatally wounded Vargas.
Garfias and Jimenez were convicted of first-degree murder, with a hearing set to take place on special allegations against them on Monday.
