Port Hueneme Man Pleads Guilty to Murder for Targeting Bicyclists

Man Pleads Guilty to Killing 16-Year-Old By Plowing Into Bike Riders With Car in Targeted Attack

A California man who allegedly killed a 16-year-old boy during a targeted attack on a group of teens riding bikes has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, according to authorities. Samuel Matthew Rocha’s guilty plea on Monday, August 24, came after he was convicted in April of four counts of assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of battery, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said in a Wednesday, August 26 news release. …

Samuel Rocha Pleads Guilty to Murder After Intentionally Crashing Into Bicyclists Killing 16-year-old Pedro Valdez

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Samuel Matthew Rocha pled guilty to second-degree murder this week after he drove his Lexus into multiple bicyclists in April of 2021, killing 16-year-old Pedro Valdez and injuring four other minors. In April of this, a Ventura County jury found the Port Hueneme man guilty of four counts of assault The post Samuel Rocha Pleads Guilty to Murder After Intentionally Crashing Into Bicyclists Killing 16-year-old Pedro …

Port Hueneme Man Pleads Guilty to Murder for Targeting Bicyclists

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Samuel Matthew Rocha (DOB 01/25/93), of Port Hueneme, pled guilty on Aug. 24, 2026, to second-degree murder in the death of Pedro Valdez. […] The post Port Hueneme Man Pleads Guilty to Murder for Targeting Bicyclists appeared first on edhat.

Port Hueneme man made 'deliberate decision' to use car as weapon in fatal attack on teen cyclists, DA says

Samuel Matthew Rocha pled guilty to second-degree murder in Ventura County for a 2021 vehicle attack that killed teenager Pedro Valdez and injured four others.