A 47-year-old pastor, Samuel Pasillas, has been accused of hiring hitmen to kill his daughter’s partner because he didn’t approve their relationship
The cleric of one Victorville church is accused of paying almost $40,000 to have his daughter’s fiancée killed, according to the Police.
Investigators said Pasillas provided information about the boyfriend to the men he paid, including the man’s location on the night he was shot in October 2023.
The victim was shot in Riverside in a drive-by on Oct. 21, 2023.
He was hit by several bullets, but survived after driving himself to a nearby hospital.
Investigators say they later determined that the would-be killers had been hired by Pasillas, who did not approve of the man his daughter was dating.
The men allegedly conducted surveillance on the victim for weeks leading up to the shooting, and Pasillas also allegedly provided them details on their target’s whereabouts.
“He actually provided information to these suspects that he hired,” said Riverside Police Officer Ryan Railsback. “He paid them almost $40,000.”
Last week, Riverside police arrested Pasillas and one of the alleged hit men, Juan Manuel Cebreros, 55, of Long Beach.
