Suspects In Deadly Newport Coast Home Invasion Sentenced

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Three people — two men and one woman — pleaded guilty Tuesday for taking part in a home burglary at a Newport Beach residence, where one suspect was shot by the homeowner and another took his own life.

Police have reported a connection between the targets of the home invasion and the suspects, but months later, the nature of the relationship has still yet to be revealed.

Andrew Miguel Rosas, 25, pleaded guilty to burglary, kidnapping for ransom-extortion or to commit a robbery, attempted robbery, possession of a gun by a felon and conspiracy, all felonies.

Co-defendant Jose Guadalupe Hernandez, 42, pleaded guilty to burglary, kidnapping for ransom-extortion or to commit a robbery, attempted robbery in a house and conspiracy, all felonies, with sentencing enhancements for being armed with a gun.

Rosas was sentenced to six years in prison, while Hernandez was sentenced to nine years in prison.

Bernadette Cortez, whose age was not available, pleaded guilty to the same charges as Hernandez and was sentenced to six years in prison.

At the time of the burglary, two suspects broke into the house on April 16 in what investigators said was a targeted attack, and a homeowner inside of the house fired shots at them.

Rosas was accused of breaking in at around 4:45 a.m. in the 100 block of Vista Luci, inside of a gated community, police said. According to investigators, he was shot by the homeowner and wounded before being arrested by police, who began searching for a second suspect.

The suspect was found dead in bushes outside the home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, officers said.

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The name of that suspect was not released.

According to police, there were four people inside of the home when the home invasion took place, including a man, two women and a child. It was unclear who fired the shots.

The suspects brought zip ties and rope and attempted to take the victim's cell phone to prevent them from calling police, the complaint alleges.

Rosas "has prior convictions as an adult and sustained petitions in juvenile delinquency proceedings of numerous and of increasing seriousness," the complaint alleges.