Antonio Padilla of Huntington Beach was sentenced today by Orange County Superior Court Judge Gary Paer to 30 years to life in state prison, for the murder of 60-year-old Regina Lockhart .
On July 16, 2022, Huntington Beach Police Department patrol officers responded to a report of suspicious circumstances at a residence in the 7800 block of Slater Avenue . Officers arrived and believed there was possibly a body that had been buried.
Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit immediately responded and assumed the investigation. With the assistance of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Crime Lab, a deceased female, later identified as 60-year-old Regina Lockhart, was located…