Neither teens body has ever been found. Example video title will go here for this video. WOODLAND, CA - The trial of Chandale Shannon, Jr., and Jesus Camposthe duo are accused in the murder and kidnapping of two teens, Elijah Moore and Enrique Rios, whose bodies are still unrecoveredreconvened Wednesday in Yolo County Superior Court with additional witness testimony, including a Woodland barber who worked at a shop in Woodland and said he saw Elijah . The phone calls laid out the events that took place after the robbery. DDA Wilson played for J. Froste audio recordings of phone calls between him and his brother, D. Froste. I find that Mr. Campos and Mr. Shannon have forfeited their life to live in civilized society, Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Rosenberg said at the sentencing hearing, according to a statement from the county district attorneys office. The prosecution, who are being represented by David Wilson, are expected to have approximately 70 witnesses, with their case set to last between nine and 10 court days, according to Wilson. Chandale Shannon, 25, and Jesus Campos, 22, were found guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the 2016 deaths of Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore back on May 11. Jonathan Froste and Shannon took turns holding the gun while Moore begged to call his mother and to let him go. The four suspects were arrested in June 2018. In the afternoon, Campos sat beside his attorney, Jeff Raven, in the same courtroom for a preliminary hearing. An individual not named from the group asked Jonathan if he would accompany them to find Enrique to get to Elijah, but he refused to join. WOODLAND, Calif. After a six-year investigation and litigation, a guilty verdict was reached in the murder case of Woodland teens Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore, the Yolo County District Attorney's Office said Thursday. Moore was forced out of the vehicle at gun point. In May, Shannon was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances and kidnapping. In this photo provided by the Yolo Office of the District Attorney, Chandale Shannon, wearing face mask, and Jesus Campos, mostly blocked at left, sit with their attorneys in Yolo County Superior Court in Woodland, Calif., Friday, July 22, 2022. The families have been impacted terribly. During that time, Jonathan and Shannon took turns holding the gun denying Moore's pleas to be let go or to call his mother. On Thursday, David Froste sat next to his attorney and listened as the prosecutors . (HEATHER KEMP - DAILY DEMOCRAT), A photo of Enrique Rios that was shown as part of a slideshow looking back at his life. The evidence presented clearly demonstrated that Shannon and Campos conspired with and aided David Froste in committing horrible crimes. "It will help to actually be able to bury him somewhere that family can visit him, but I dont think Ill ever get closure," Rios Gutierrez said. Jonathan Froste, Shannon, and Campos each took turns striking Moore in the head. They are 18-year-old Jesus Campos, 21-year-old Jonathan Froste and 21-year-old Chandale Shannon. In this photo provided by the Yolo Office of the District Attorney, Chandale Shannon, wearing face mask, and Jesus Campos, mostly blocked at left, sit with their attorneys in Yolo County Superior . Shannon communicated with Rios who provided Shannon with an address in Esparto, unaware of what Moore had done. Elijah, shocked at seeing him, apologized for the robbing. Shannon volunteered to show Sergeant Garcia the location of the victims bodies during the interview. His body was then placed in a hole, burned and buried. After getting his gun, David Froste, Shannon, and Campos returned to Woodland and met with Jonathan Froste. The next morning J. Froste was told that they had met up with the victim. Jonathan plead guilty to second-degree murder and will be sentenced to 15-years-to-life in prison, the Yolo County District Attorney's Office says. Crime and Public Safety | J. Froste revealed that he did not want to hide anymore what they had done to the teens. Now, with D. Froste, J. Froste, Campos, Shannon, and Elijah in the trunk, D. Froste told J. Froste to drive to Knights Landing, the same spot where they had killed Enrique. Chandale and a fourth co-defendant Jesus Campos, 18, were arrested in Yolo County . During the sentencing hearing, numerous family members made victim impact statements on behalf of Enrique and Elijah. Chandale Shannon, 25, of Winters, and Jesus Campos, 22, of Woodland were sentenced for the 2016 kidnapping and killing of the teens, whose bodies were never found despite years of effort. The flames were too high and the four defendants doused the flames with dirt. Chandale Shannon, 25, and Jesus Campos, 22, were found guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the 2016 deaths of Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore back in May. His brother Jonathan Froste, who took part in Moores slaying, cut a plea deal in which he admitted to a lesser count of second-degree murder in exchange for his testimony implicating the others. Their bodies were buried in the rural community and though searches have continued, neither have been recovered. Jesus Campos of Woodland. Lech Garcia of the Yolo County Sheriffs Office coordinated and led the investigation which involved numerous detectives, officers, and crime scene analysts from both the Woodland Police Department and the Yolo County Sheriffs Office. D. Froste then told Elijah to pray, according to J. Froste. He also asked to call his mother, which he was never allowed to do. The victim, after talking with D. Froste got into the back of the car. Due to concerns about his mental health, legal proceedings involving Shannon were suspended for nearly a year before being reinstated in August. Missing British aristocrat is found; her baby is still missing I dont ever stop thinking about him and the way he was brutally murdered and taken from not only me but all of my family. She concluded stating, The community is a whole lot safer now that these murderers are behind bars. However, this witness did not provide much help as he had not reviewed any of the reports before coming in to testify. Jonathan took a plea deal and will likely serve 15 years to life in prison. The People's Vanguard of Davis
Jesus Campos and Chandale Shannon will be co-defendants when they go on trial for murder in spring. Sergeant Lech Garcia, a patrol supervisor for the Yolo County Sheriffs Department, was the second witness called to the stand. When David Froste and Campos returned an hour later with the tools, David Froste selected a baseball bat sized branch and violently struck Moore in the head. Prosecutors said Moore was killed in revenge after stealing 3 ounces (85 grams) of marijuana from three of the defendants. Rios was 16 at the time and Moore had just celebrated his 17th birthday. PO Box 4715
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D. Froste was angry and wanted to confront Elijah because it was his friend that had stolen from him. According to the witness, D. Froste expressed regret. The three then traveled to pick up Shannon, who had the gun used to kill Rios. Skip Navigation. WOODLAND, Calif. Two men previously found guilty of killing two Woodland teens were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday. Performance & security by Cloudflare. David Froste contacted his brother, Jonathan Froste, telling him about the robbery and indicated that he was going to get his gun from their mutual home in Knights Landing. Jesus Campos and Chandale Shannon, both suspects in the 2016 disappearances and presumed deaths of two Yolo County teens, appeared in Yolo Superior Court Friday. Two men convicted of killing a pair of California teenagers who vanished six years ago were sentenced Friday to life in prison without possibility of parole, prosecutors said. Cell phone tower and location data showed David Froste, Shannon, and Campos traveled to Esparto and a witness saw Rios being picked up in a car matching the description of a vehicle owned by Shannon. "I mean we grew up together. David Froste informed the others he wanted to find Moore and exact revenge. In May 2022, a Yolo County jury found Shannon guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for victims Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore, and also kidnapping, and special circumstances of multiple murders and kidnapping during the course of a murder. After the robbery, Froste contacted his brother Jonathan, telling him about the incident and said he was going to get his gun from their home in Knights Landing. J. Froste recalled that his brother stated he wanted to shoot up the house of Enrique, who had stolen from him to get back at him. According to the witness, Ramey warrants are authored with the intent of seeking additional information from suspects, such as interviews. In the space of weeks in October and November 2016, Rios was shot to death . Click to reveal Worst case scenario, we declare a mistrial, which is really not in anyones interest.. Shannon is charged with two counts of murder with special . The men are individually facing . After four weeks of trial, the jury returned the guilty verdicts. The three of them, with Elijah locked in the trunk of the car, then drove to Shannons house to retrieve the gun that was used in Enriques murder. (HEATHER KEMP - DAILY DEMOCRAT), A picture of a young Elijah Moore that was part of a slide show his family played at the sentencing hearing. Moore was forced to the ground where the defendants zip-tied his hands and marched him to a more secluded area. Relatives of Chandale Shannon Jr., of Winters, filed into a Yolo County courtroom last week, expecting to hear him admit to murder and voluntary manslaughter charges in connection with the 2016 disappearances and presumed deaths of two local teens. 114. "The crimes were evil. "It felt like the judge was taking forever to say to the clerk, go ahead and read the verdicts. Prosecutors last week charged David Froste, 27; his brother Jonathan Froste, 21; Chandale Shannon, 21; and Jesus Campos, 18, for allegedly killing Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore (pictured above) as revenge for a drug robbery, according to the Sacramento Bee. By Robyn Dobson | rdobson@dailydemocrat.com |. Jonathan Frostes sentencing is currently pending. Get the ABC10 mobile app for breaking news alerts, live shows and to send us news tips. While she says the closure might never come, the convictions are a step toward justice. Jesus Campos and Chandale Shannon will be co-defendants when they go on trial for murder in spring. DDA Wilson then asked J. Froste about his fathers funeral, which took place in 2018, a year after D. Froste was taken into custody. Shannon gave three names to Froste, and Rios was one of them. Jonathan took a plea deal and will likely serve 15 years to life in prison.