Three members of a burglary crew were sentenced to prison for their roles in a $3 million jewelry store heist in Ventura County.
The crew members, all Chilean nationals, were identified by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office as:
- Heidy Nickolt Trujillo, 26
- Camilo Antonio Aguliar Lara, 32
- Sergio Andres Mejía-Machuca, 27
- Manuel David Ibarra, 38
Ibarra and Lara were each sentenced to four years and four months, while Trujillo was sentenced to four years in jail. The fourth member, Mejía-Machuca, had his sentencing hearing continued to March 26.
The group pleaded guilty to burglarizing a jewelry store and a coffee shop in Simi Valley in late May 2025.
Earlier that month, they made plans to target 5 Star Jewelry & Watch repair, a family-owned business on Cochran Street…