FIREBAUGH, Calif. (KMJ) –A woman is sentenced in the killing of a 20-year-old in Firebaugh back in 2019.
On Thursday, September 26, Tyrel Truss drove to Mendota to meet a woman he had been communicating with on the internet.
Alexa Ramos who was 20 at the time and was from Firebaugh spoke online with Truss and set up their meeting in Mendota.
Once he arrived, Ramos introduced Truss to a group of her friends, which included a young man and two young women.
Ramos planned to rob Truss with the help of her three friends from Sioux City, Iowa: Precious Green, 19, Hannah Haywood, 19, and Isaac Helms,18.
The group asked if Truss if he could give them a ride to Firebaugh and he agreed.
During the ride, shortly before 5:00 pm, a fight took place inside the car.
The Sheriff’s office says it ended with Isaac Helms shooting Truss, which caused his car to roll into a vehicle parked on Cardella Street in the City of Firebaugh.
Detectives interviewed Helms, Green, Haywood and Ramos, and determined the group had setup the meeting with Truss in order to try and rob him.
During a search of the scene, a gun was found. Additionally, one of the four people detained was found to be in possession of personal items belonging to Truss.
Everyone was arrested for murder and second-degree robbery. The murder charge was later dropped for the women.
Ramos and Hannah Haywood were sentenced two years.
Green’s sentence was increased to 4 years because of a firearm enhancement.
Helms was found guilty of second-degree robbery and murder.
He will be sentenced at a hearing in June.
