The man convicted in the 2012 double-fatal shooting at an Old Sacramento bar has been sentenced to 167 years to life in prison.
Carlito Montoya was handed two life in prison without the possibility of parole terms, plus 101 years to life in prison by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Cheryl Meegan on Thursday, for the murders of Gabriel Cordova and Daniel Ferrier.
Back in March, Montoya was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder, premeditated and deliberate attempted murder with an infliction of great bodily injury enhancement, and assault with a firearm.
Montoya and acquaintance Charles Fowler-Scholz were involved in a fight with Cordova on Dec. 31, 2012 after Cordova accidentally spilled a beer on Fowler-Scholz' estranged wife. When Ferrier, a bar security guard, tried to break up the fight, Montoya shot him several times and killed him, the district attorney's office said. Montoya then shot Cordova several times, killing him. Cordova's wife, Christina Cordova, also was shot and injured.
In April, Judge Meegan found Fowler-Scholz guilty of two counts of second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault with a firearm and assault with a deadly weapon.
