(Woodland, CA) – January 6, 2022 – On January 4, 2022, a jury found 20-year-old Jose Tellez Flores guilty of second-degree murder for the 2021 slaying of then 23-year-old West Sacramento wife and mother, Brenda Jimenez. The jury also found Tellez Flores guilty of attempted murder relating to 26-year-old Kenneth Robinson Jr.
In the early morning hours of May 6, 2021, West Sacramento Police Department responded to a report of a collision and shots being fired outside a residence located near the intersection of Cummins Way and 6th Street in West Sacramento. Officers arrived and observed Jimenez in the driver seat of a Chevy Impala which had collided with the garage door of a residence. The Impala appeared to have been shot multiple times. Paramedics arrived and pronounced Jimenez dead on scene. The cause of death would later be determined to be a gunshot wound penetrating her heart. In the passenger seat of the Impala, officers located Robinson who appeared to have suffered a gunshot wound to his back. Robinson was rushed to UC Davis Medical Center where he received treatment and survived. At the scene, officers also observed an abandoned Chevy Tahoe, which had collided near the same residence. Investigators later determined that the Tahoe was associated with Tellez Flores, who was arrested later that afternoon and remained in custody until the trial.
Using traffic cameras, surveillance video, and GPS data, investigators were able to determine that Tellez Flores and at least two other individuals, including his brother Felipe Tellez, were celebrating Cinco de Mayo at a restaurant in South Sacramento called Rick’s Hacienda until 1:30 in the morning. From there, Tellez Flores and his associates traveled to West Sacramento where they encountered the Impala driven by Jimenez at the intersection of Cummins Way and Douglas Street. The Tahoe could be seen in surveillance video pulling up alongside the Impala at a stop sign in the on-coming lane of traffic. After a moment, the Impala could be seen speeding away from the intersection with the Tahoe quickly pursuing. Video captured multiple gunshot flashes coming from the Tahoe as it chased after the Impala. Both vehicles continued at a high rate of speed until the Impala lost traction with the road and collided with the garage at the intersection of Cummins Way and 6th Street. The Tahoe followed and collided with both a tree and parked vehicle at a neighboring residence. After the collisions, a Ring camera from the residence captured the sound of a volley of multiple gun shots and the image of an individual firing a second volley into the Impala. Surveillance video from 6th Street captured three individuals, matching the description of Tellez Flores, his brother, and another associate, fleeing the area. Later at about 2:30 that same morning, Tellez Flores’ father gave him and the brother a ride home from an apartment complex off Madone Avenue in West Sacramento. Tellez Flores remained at his home in South Sacramento until he was later arrested by investigators. Forensics later connected Tellez Flores to a 10 mm Glock handgun later collected by Sacramento Police Officers during a traffic stop in Sacramento. That firearm was determined to be one of at least three guns used during the homicide.
Responding to the convictions, District Attorney Jeff Reisig said “The way that this killing was perpetrated not only endangered the lives of those involved, but completely disregarded the safety and welfare of the entire West Sacramento Community. The amount of trauma caused by Mr. Tellez Flores and his associates cannot truly be measured, but it is comforting to know that members of the community heard the evidence and handed down justice in this case”.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 1, 2022, in front of the Honorable Judge David Rosenberg. Tellez Flores is facing 15 years to life for the murder of Jimenez and a maximum of 9 years for the attempted murder of Robinson.
