Danny Figueroa

After Figueroa was arrested, he was booked to Riverside County Jail and was charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Robert Jimenez. He was later charged with three counts of first degree murder with special circumstances. Figueroa admitted responsibility but claimed the murder of Raymond Webber was done in self-defense, after Webber followed Figueroa for 25-miles. In the end, Figueroa pleaded guilty to the murders to avoid a possible death sentence and was sentenced to 66 years to life in prison in 1987. He died on December 20, 1998.

Figueroa committed his first murder on May 13, 1986. That day, he was wandering with a rifle around a rural area of Aguanga when he spotted 53-year-old Reynold Johnson during yard work outside of his home. Figueroa promptly shot Johnson, killing him. On the night of May 14, Figueroa was wandering around the property of Thomas Breedlove. Thomas took notice and went out to investigate, only to be confronted by Figueroa pointing a rifle at him. Thomas' son, David, noticed what was happening and rushed out with his own gun and shot at Figueroa, causing him to retreat.

Danny Figueroa (September 24, 1959 – December 20, 1998), known as The Backwoods Sniper, was an American serial killer and self-styled survivalist, who within the span of two months in 1986, shot five people in rural woodland areas of Southern California, killing three of them. Following his arrest, he pleaded guilty to the murders and was sentenced to 66 years to life in prison.

Born on September 24, 1959, in Moreno Valley, California, Figueroa was said to have enjoyed the outdoors growing up more than spending time with his parents. It was said that Figueroa had the mental state of a child in his adult years, preferring to spend time with children twice as young as him in a non-sexual manner. He was infatuated with wearing military clothing and hunting in the woods, and with sleeping outdoors.