Tag: sledgehammer

Ojai Valley man sentenced for sledgehammer death of friend

An Ojai Valley man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty last month in the 2019 sledgehammer death of his friend and roommate. During the hearing in a Ventura courtroom, family and friends of the victim, 22-year-old Houston Auer, gave statements to Judge Derek Malan. The defendant, Cameron Scott Lykins, also […]

New trial set in sledgehammer murder case after mistrial declared

A mistrial was declared Thursday in the murder case of a Meiners Oaks man accused of killing his roommate with a small sledgehammer in 2019, with a new trial slated to start next month. The case against Cameron Lykins, 28, was continued to March 18, when another jury trial has been scheduled at Ventura County […]

Trial starts for 2019 sledgehammer killing in Meiners Oaks

The murder trial of a 28-year-old Meiners Oaks man accused of killing his roommate with a sledgehammer in 2019 got underway with opening statements in Ventura County Superior Court Wednesday afternoon. Public Defender Ashley Correa argued her client, Cameron Scott Lykins, “had no choice” but to kill his best friend in self-defense. But Deputy District […]