Santa Ana man charged with killing a 19-year-old man in Irvine

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 16HF0034

Date: January 11, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO: Jacob Michael Margo, 21, Santa Ana

WHAT: Has been charged and will be arraigned today for one felony count of murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal discharge of a firearm causing death. Jacob Michael Margo is accused of murdering 19-year-old Octavio Jesus Alcala, whose body was found in a construction site in Irvine. If convicted, Margo faces a maximum sentence of 50 years to life in state prison.

WHEN: Today, Jan. 11, 2016, the time is to be determined this afternoon

WHERE: Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana

The Irvine Police Department investigated this case.

Assistant Head of Court Howard Gundy of the Homicide Unit is prosecuting this case.

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TONY RACKAUCKAS, District Attorney

Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff
Office: 714-347-8408
Cell: 714-292-2718

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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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