John Aguila's body was found burned in Upland in 2019. On Tuesday, Shaun Cardarelli was sentenced to life without parole for the killing.
A San Gabriel man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in the 2019 murder of a firefighter from West Covina and the burning of his body.Jurors found Shaun Cardarelli, 41, guilty last Friday of one count each of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit arson in the death of John Aguila. A second suspect in the case, 23-year-old Elijah Thomas Rouse, received the same sentence last month, after pleading guilty in January.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Two arrested on suspicion of murder in connection to disappearance of firefighter from West CovinaThat same day, police learned Aguila's car had been impounded in the city of San Dimas. When they investigated, they found surveillance footage that showed a man who was not Aguila leaving the car and walking away from it. When they looked inside the car, police found bloody gloves and clothes in the trunk.