The 17-year-old son of a Pico Rivera man killed during a home-invasion robbery was charged Tuesday with murdering his father, as was an 18- year-old alleged accomplice.
Sergio Anthony Gutierrez, the son of Sergio Gutierrez, was charged as an adult with one count each of murder and first-degree burglary and two counts of home invasion robbery, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Co-defendant Jesus Rafael Adame is charged with the same counts.
The murder count includes the special circumstance of murder during the commission of a robbery.
Gutierrez, who is not eligible for the death penalty because of his age, would face a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.
Prosecutors will decide later whether to seek the death penalty against Adame.
Prosecutors allege that Gutierrez, 50, was attacked by his son and Adame in his home early Saturday.
The two are accused of stealing cash, credit cards and the family vehicle from the residence. They were picked up in a park by Montebello police, are being held without bail and are scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 7 in a Norwalk courtroom.
A third suspect, a juvenile, surrendered at the sheriff’s Pico Rivera station but was not immediately charged.
— City News Service