SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A federal jury found a man guilty on Wednesday for murdering, kidnapping and torturing an 18-year-old in Tijuana.
Brian Alexis Patron Lopez, 24, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of San Diego resident Miguel Anthony Rendon over a drug dispute in 2020. Rendon’s body was found dumped on a hill six days after his death, according to the Department of Justice.
“Here’s a wakeup call to drug traffickers and cartel members in Tijuana: You harm an American, you will face American justice,” U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon said in a statement…