Couple Sentenced for the Murder of a Man From Anza, Whom They Believed to Be Responsible for a Robbery Ring

Pair Convicted of Killing Anza Man They Considered Liability in Theft Ring

Two of three men who abducted, severely beat and fatally shot an Anza man because they believed he might snitch on them for perpetrating thefts at marijuana grows were both convicted this week of first-degree murder. George Frank Holley Jr., 42, of Oklahoma City and Nico Manuel Zahir, 30, of Anza conspired in the slaying of 42-year-old Brian Messina in 2020. Separate juries heard their cases at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta over a nea…