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Murderous gangbanger Irv Tellez sentenced to 102 years to life in prison

Irvin Tellez

Gangbanger Irvin “Irv” Tellez, 27, will be spending the rest of his life in prison, after killing Nancy Hammour in 2014 and trying to kill another Santa Ana woman as well, according to the O.C. Register.

Tellez was sentenced on Friday to 102 years to life in prison.  The former champion handball player will never set foot in a public park again.

Nancy Hammour

Tellez landed in this mess when he was driving with another gangbanger, Jaime Prieto Rocha, in Santa Ana on Sep. 2, 2013, along with Hammour.  They drove by another woman who mentioned a rival gang’s name and Tellez shot her in the face with his 9mm handgun.

Hammour allegedly became hysterical after the shooting so Tellez shot her in the head too.  He and Rocha later dumped her body under the Bay Bridge in Newport Beach, where it was discovered on Labor Day in 2013. The other woman survived but was permanently injured.

Rocha copped a plea last month and was sentenced to 16 years in prison after he testified against Tellez. The OCDA dropped a murder charge that Rocha was facing because he helped them to bust Tellez.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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