VENTURA, Calif. – Kevin Ray James, a 57-year-old San Bernardino man, pleaded guilty to a 1997 bank robbery murder in Thousand Oaks using a firearm in the crime, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.
James’ sentence will be 19 years to life in state prison as part of the plea deal after he murdered Monica Leach in the incident, according to the VCDAO.
James and another man disguised themselves as construction workers on April 28, 1997 when they entered Western Financial Bank on Thousand Oaks Boulevard, according to the VCDAO…