Brenden Michael Terry, 21, of Lompoc, was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of his girlfriend Sarah Stoffle, 18, according to an announcement today by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office.
Stoffle, who had moved to Lompoc from Texas, was found deceased from a gunshot wound in a residence on the 300 Block of North Y Street in Lompoc on March 25, 2020, and Terry was arrested that same day.
In addition to the murder charge, Terry also pleaded guilty to three counts of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and a special allegation that he personally used a firearm in the commission of the murder.