SAN DIEGO—A woman who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for her role in the robbery and killing of an East Village businessman inside his flooring materials store was sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison on Jan. 21. Lorena Espinoza, 38, was charged along with Kevin Eugene Cartwright, 54, in the Oct. 10, 2018, shooting death of 49-year-old Ghedeer “Tony” Radda. Prosecutors said Espinoza entered Radda’s business—Bottom Price Flooring at 1015 G Street—while wearing a purple wig and lured the victim to the back of the store, where he was fatally shot by Cartwright. Cartwright was charged with murder and is awaiting trial. He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted. Several of Radda’s family members attended Espinoza’s sentencing hearing, with Radda’s older sister, Ghayda Young, addressing the court. Young said her brother “worked his way up from nothing” to establish his own flooring …
Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in San Diego Business Owner’s Killing
January 21, 2022
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