A Ridgecrest man serving a life sentence for murdering a woman with an ice ax gets an additional 24 years in a child sex abuse case. Daniel Gunnarsson, 24, is currently serving time for the murder of Katie Pham in March 2023 after brutally killing the 21-year-old over their troubled relationship. The victim in the sexual abuse case came forward shortly after Gunnarson was sentenced for Pham’s murder. The victim accused Gunnarsson of forcing her to engage in sex acts on several occasions from 2016 to 2021. Gunnarsson will serve 51 years to life and four months in prison on both convictions.