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A jury found a Lynwood man guilty of murder in the 2006 deadly shooting of two men along Live Oak Canyon Road in Yucaipa over a drug debt.

Jurors deliberated six hours and found defendant Alberto "Beto" Oropeza Delgadillo guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 53-year-old Pedro Sanchez and Salvador Felix, 31, prosecutors confirmed Friday.

The verdicts were returned Wednesday afternoon in San Bernardino Superior Court. Delgadillo faces 50 years to life in state prison when he is sentenced Jan. 14.

Jurors were expected to begin their first full day of deliberation today about a Lynwood man charged in a double homicide two years ago in Yucaipa over a drug debt.

Lawyers in the case concluded their closing arguments in the trial of Alberto "Beto" Oropeza Delgadillo near mid-day Monday in San Bernardino Superior Court, according to court records. A juror was sick Tuesday, and jurors were scheduled to continue deliberations today.

Authorities say Delgadillo drove two men, 31-year-old Salvador Felix and Pedro Sanchez, 53, from the Los Angeles area to a desolate turnout on Live Oak Canyon Road, about a mile south of the 10 Freeway, and shot them both in the head on Dec. 18, 2006.

Mike Cruz, Staff Writer

Article Launched: 10/27/2008 10:46:21 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO - On a dark and desolate section of Live Oak Canyon Road in Yucaipa, a white Chevrolet Astro van pulled into a turnout and three men jumped out to urinate.

In December of 2006, this van had traveled from the Los Angeles area and its driver, according to prosecutors, was following a deadly plan targeting one of two passengers, 31-year-old Salvador Felix, over a $30,000 drug debt.

With their zippers down, the two victims were each shot in the head and fell to the rocky roadside. Inside the right sock of Felix, deputies found a cocked and loaded .25-caliber handgun.

Lawyers gave their opening statements this morning in the trial for Alberto Oropeza Delgadillo who is charged with the execution-style shooting of two men in Yucaipa over a drug debt nearly two years ago.

Proceedings are underway in San Bernardino Superior Court.

Authorities say Delgadillo drove two men, 31-year-old Salvador Felix and Pedro Sanchez, 53, from the Los Angeles area to a desolate turnout on Live Oak Canyon Road, about a mile south of the 10 Freeway, and shot them both in the head on Dec. 18, 2006.

Nearby residents heard the gunshots and called Sheriff's deputies. A Chevrolet Astro van was seen leaving the location.

Trial proceedings were scheduled to get underway today for Alberto "Beto" Oropeza Delgadillo who faces charges in the deaths of two men whose bodies were found on a Yucaipa road in 2006.

Sheriff's deputies arrested the 23-year-old Delgadillo on suspicion of fatally shooting two men whose bodies were left on the dirt shoulder in the 32000 block of Live Oak Canyon Road on Dec. 18, 2006.

The victims were Pedro Sanchez, 53, and Salvador Felix, 31, according to Sheriff's officials.

Lawyers in the case announced Friday that they were ready for trial in San Bernardino Superior Court. However, the case was moved to the courtroom of Judge Brian McCarville.

The bodies were found about a mile south of the 10 Freeway, in Yucaipa. Residents there reported hearing gunshots about 8:30 p.m. and a minivan, that wasn't running well, leave the area.

Carlos Silva Bernal is scheduled to appear in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old Stephanie Ann Lenczyk, in January 2007.

The hearing for Bernal, 26, will be heard in Fontana Superior Court, according to court records.

At a preliminary hearing, prosecutors present some of the evidence and testimony in support of the charges. The judge will then decide whether sufficient evidence exists to hold over the defendant for trial.

Carlos Silva Bernal

A driver involved in a deadly crash, which killed two of his classmates after a picnic last year for San Gorgonio High seniors, was sentenced Tuesday to a year in county jail and three years of probation under the terms of a plea bargain.

Judge Gilbert Ochoa sentenced defendant Gonsalo Favela during proceedings in San Bernardino Superior Court.

Favela, 19, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of vehicular manslaughter without negligence, as part of a plea bargain, at a July 30 hearing, according to court records.

Adrian Barajas

David Rivera