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Story was sentenced to life without parole for the Lemon Grove home invasion.
On Thursday, Sept. 24, at the El Cajon courthouse, Joshua Manu Story was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus decades, after a conviction on 21 felony counts that include robbery, kidnapping for ransom, and battery with serious bodily injury. The sentence follows the conviction.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A life sentence without parole is the court's judgment after conviction. It is not a new trial, and it is not a new accusation. On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at the El Cajon courthouse, Joshua Manu Story was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus decades, after conviction on 21 felony counts, including robbery, kidnapping for ransom, and battery with serious bodily injury. His attorney argued he should be sentenced only on the home invasion and robbery charges, the judge disagreed, and he has 60 days to appeal.
Many of the charges stemmed from a February 2017 home invasion on Edding Drive in Lemon Grove, one of a pair of East County home invasion robberies, as NBC 7 San Diego reported. Story and his 15-year-old cousin, Derrick Harris, entered the home. Homicide investigators said the homeowner used one of the intruders' guns and shot Harris in the torso, killing him. The homeowner's son was also injured. Story was later identified and arrested two years later. Those are the facts investigators described of the 2017 break-in. Thursday's hearing imposed the sentence on the counts of conviction.
The appeal window is 60 days. It is a deadline. It is not a forecast. Life without parole, plus decades, is the judgment the court imposed after the conviction.
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