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Just as the sentencing hearing for Adam Loza was winding down, Compton Superior Court Judge William Chidsey Jr. told Loza that he knew what he must be feeling, and there's nothing he could say to make him feel better about his future behind bars for the rest of his life. "I'm not sure whether you're a man of spirit or beliefs, but sometimes, that will help you get through things," Chidsey said.

He suggested Loza find a way to make good use of his time behind bars by finding a way to better himself, his fellow inmates or society. "You have a life with significant restrictions," Chidsey said. "It's up to you to decide what you want to do with it.

"I hope you can use your time on Earth in a beneficial way," Chidsey added.

Loza, who has at least one child, didn't show any emotion. But his family members cried and hugged in the hallway when the hearing was over.

As did the family members of Esther Arteaga and Eduardo Roco.

Look for a complete story soon on www.dailybreeze.com

 

Denise reports from a Compton courtroom that Adam Loza, 25,  one of three men convicted of killing two Carson gas station workers in 2006 , was sentenced today to two terms of life in prison without parole.

Loza killed Eduardo Roco, 74, of Carson and Esther Arteaga, 32, of Wilmington during a robbery at the Mobil Mart near 222nd Street and Avalon Boulevard.

The other men previously received 50 years to life in prison.

Story coming.

The second trial to come from the Nov. 4, 2006, slaying of Esther Arteaga, 32, and Eduardo Roco, 74, is winding down in Compton Superior Court. Today, Julio Perez, the alleged get-away driver, was on the stand. The gist of his defense is that he knew co-defendants Eric Sanford and Adam Loza were going into the mini mart to steal beer ... he just didn't know anybody was going to use a gun to rob the clerks of cash in the register. The criminals took nothing in that predawn hold-up, except two innocent people's lives.

We'll have a full report in tomorrow's Daily Breeze.