Samuel Reeves had no association with any gang. On October 11, 2003, he and two of his brothers attended a party near Santa Paula. Flores was also at the party with a gun and several of his fellow gang members. A fight broke out and Flores joined the fight, shooting at near-contact range and killing the unarmed 15-year-old.
Joe Fidel Flores sentenced to life
June 08, 2012
Santa Paula News
District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced this week that Joe Fidel Flores (DOB 4/23/80) of Santa Paula was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 30 years for the 2003 murder of Samuel Travis Reeves, age 15.
A jury found Flores guilty on March 13, 2012 of first-degree murder and also found true the special circumstance allegation and other special allegations regarding the use of a gun, and that the murder was committed to further the activities of the “Bad Boyz” criminal street gang.
