SANTA MARIA, Calif.– The Santa Barbara County District Attorney announced Erik Rocha Fernandez has pled guilty to the 2021 first-degree murder of Frankie Hernandez in Santa Maria. Fernandez was ...

The scene of a 2021 fatal shooting in the area of Highway 101 and North Broadway. Credit: KCOY News photo A Santa Maria man has pleaded guilty to murder in Santa Barbara County Superior Court for a ...

A man charged with a 2021 murder in Santa Maria has pleaded guilty, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office announced Wednesday. Erik Rocha Fernandez pleaded guilty to one felony count of ...

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The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office announced that Erik Rocha Fernandez pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges stemming from a May 2021 shooting in Santa Maria.