SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced to life in state prison without the possibility of parole today for the special circumstances drive-by shooting murder of a man on the 91 Freeway.

Circumstances of the Case

• At approximately 8:00 p.m. on July 14, 2014, Cabrera was driving a black Nissan westbound on the 91 Freeway in Anaheim.
• The defendant drove up next to a Ford F-150 pickup truck and shot at the passenger side window of the truck, where 32-year-old victim Agustin Villegas was seated.
  
• At the time of the crime, the victim's brother-in-law was driving Villegas' vehicle and the victim's13-year-old son and 15-year-old nephew were in the back seat.
• The defendant murdered Villegas by shooting him in the head and fled the scene. The victim and the defendant did not know each other.
• Anaheim Police Department (APD) officers responded and located a .357 shell casing.
• On July 15, 2014, a witness contacted the Orange County Sheriff's Department to report additional information.
• APD arrested Cabrera on July 31, 2014. At the time of his arrest, the defendant possessed approximately one pound of cocaine inside his residence and a .357 semi-automatic handgun inside his black Nissan.
• The Orange County Crime Lab conducted forensic analysis and determined the shell casing located on the 91 freeway on July 14, 2014, was fired from the defendant's .357 semi-automatic handgun.

Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Steve McGreevy, Homicide Unit

Orange County District Attorney / Case # 14NF3175 / May 11, 2018