Three men sentenced to 158 years each for murdering surfers in Baja
Australian brothers and American friend killed for the tires on their truck, accomplice who took fast-track trial received 20 years
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Jesus Gerardo 'N', known as 'El Kekas', one of three men found guilty of murdering Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad during a surfing trip in April 2024, is pictured in this handout image released October 16, 2026.
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Debra and Martin Robinson, parents of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, pause during a news conference after the trial of the men accused of murdering the brothers and an American friend, in Ensenada, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
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National Guard vehicles guard a state prosecutors investigative search at the site where three surfers were camping before disappearing during a surf trip, as the investigation continues in El Faro, Santo Tomas delegation in Ensenada, Baja California state, Mexico, on May 6, 2024. Baja California State Prosecution Office confirmed the deaths of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Jack Carte on May 5, 2024.
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A federal judge in Ensenada, Baja California, sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each on Friday for the 2024 murders of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad. The three — Jesús Gerardo García, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús — were convicted of murder, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence, having been found guilty the previous week. The Robinsons and Rhoad had traveled to Punta San José for a surfing trip in April 2024; their bodies were found in a well roughly 50 miles away the following month.
Baja California prosecutor María Elena Andrade described the sequence: 'The attackers pull out a gun they are carrying and kill the person who initially resisted the robbery, then on the other two.' A fourth participant, Ary Gisell Silva Raya, was convicted of aggravated robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence and sentenced to 20 years in November, after agreeing to an abbreviated trial.
The victims' parents traveled to Ensenada for the sentencing and appeared at a news conference afterward. 'Today's guilty verdict is a significant moment in our long and painful journey to seek justice for our beautiful sons, Callum and Jake, and their friend Carter Rhoad, whose lives were so cruelly taken from them in 2024,' Martin Robinson told reporters. The couple said the sentencing marked a significant conclusion to the two years since their sons' deaths.
The case drew international attention to a corner of Mexico whose economy runs on surf tourism. Antonio Otañez, president of the Baja California surfers association, said he was happy to see justice served but acknowledged a 'major drop' in visitors since the deaths. National Guard vehicles had guarded the prosecutors' search of the campsite where the three had been staying, outside Ensenada, in the days after their disappearance.
Authorities said the murders were carried out to steal the tires from the victims' truck.