Two East Coast men were sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the drug-related killings of three men who were gunned down inside a home in an upscale Porter Ranch gated community in 2019.
Travis Reid, a 45-year-old Maryland resident, and Kenneth Peterson, a 46-year-old North Carolina resident, professed their innocence shortly before Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Curtis B. Rappe handed down their sentences.
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The two were convicted last December of first-degree murder for the Feb. 18, 2019, killings of Gary Davidson, 39, who owned and lived at the home; Benny Lopez, 46, of Anaheim; and Jesus Perez, 34, of Perris.
Jurors also found true the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders, along with gun use allegations against the two. Reid and Peterson were also convicted of one count of attempted robbery of Davidson…