Carjacker who ran over California man trying to rescue his van gets 25 years to life

A 32-year-old carjacker who ran over and killed a man who was trying to prevent him from stealing his work van was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 13, to 25 years to life in prison.

Omar Sanchez was convicted last month of first-degree murder for the carjacking-turned-killing of 33-year-old Jose Berrelleza-Ibarra in the early morning hours of Sept. 22, 2020.

Berrelleza-Ibarra had left the work truck at his brother-in-law’s home on Melinda Circle in Anaheim because he was worried the vehicle...