Modesto Man Pleads Guilty to Clerk’s 2019 Murder

Favian Marcos Ramirez pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and robbery in the 2019 killing of Cinnamon Eades, a 38-year-old clerk at a Modesto bookstore. Prosecutors said he shot Eades three times during the robbery, taking about $45 and several items. Investigators identified Ramirez through surveillance footage and a vehicle he had taken for a test drive and left at the scene. He faces life in prison, with sentencing scheduled for Nov. 20.