Two convicted felons who stole pickup trucks and gunned down one of the theft victims when he confronted them on a Mead Valley road were bound for state prison Monday.
Daniel Santos Ambriz, 34, and Juan Cristoval Ambriz Barra, 29, half-brothers from Perris, were both convicted in July of first-degree murder, being a felon in possession of a loaded firearm and a special circumstance allegation of killing in the course of a robbery. Ambriz was separately convicted of a sentence-enhancing allegation of intentionally discharging a gun during a felony.
During a hearing Friday at the Riverside Hall of Justice, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Timothy Hollenhorst imposed a sentence of 27 years to life behind bars for Ambriz, while Barra received a sentence of 29 years to life…