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Kaleb Charters Found Guilty in 2019 Kidnapping and Murder of Tushar Atre

The verdict makes him the third defendant convicted in the case, with sentencing set for Dec. 17.

Overview

  • Jurors deliberated for less than a day before convicting Charters on all counts, including murder, kidnapping and home-invasion robbery.
  • He is the third of four defendants found guilty in the 2019 case involving Atre's abduction and killing.
  • Prosecutors say Atre was taken from his Pleasure Point home and later found dead at his cannabis property in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
  • Co-defendants Stephen Lindsay and Kurtis Charters were previously sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  • The remaining defendant, Joshua Camps, is accused of firing the fatal shots and remains in custody with court proceedings scheduled to continue in January 2026.