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Member of Marijuana Theft Ring Gets Life Sentence for Role in Murder of Anza Man Suspected of Being an Informant

Holley was convicted of first-degree murder for killing a man believed to be an informant in a marijuana theft ring, with co-conspirator Zahir sentenced to 25 years to life.

MURRIETA — One of three conspirators in a marijuana theft ring involved in killing an Anza man because he was believed to be a snitch was bound for state prison Monday to serve a term of life without the possibility of parole. George Frank Holley Jr., 43, of Oklahoma City was convicted in June with Nico Manuel Zahir, 31, of Anza for the slaying of 42-year-old Brian Messina in 2020. Separate juries heard their cases at the Southwest Justice Cente…

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KESQ broke the news in on Monday, October 6, 2025.
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