Posts Tagged ‘Norteno’
Experts offer DNA, forensic testimony in Norteño double homicide trial
After a two-week break, the trial of Steven Miranda, 23, and Ignacio Ruiz, 31, for the 2009 double homicide in a Richmond restaurant continued Monday in the Contra Costa Superior Courthouse in Martinez with expert testimony on DNA and forensics. Miranda and Ruiz are each charged with two counts of murder, conspiracy to commit murder…
Read MoreAs trial in 2009 double killing continues, witnesses describe fear of retaliation
The trial for a 2009 double homicide at Alvarado Bar and Grill continued Thursday in Martinez with testimonies from witnesses who described a common theme of fear of retaliation when cooperating with police.
Read MoreSureño gang members stand trial for Norteño shooting
The trial for a 2009 double homicide in a Richmond restaurant opened Wednesday in Martinez with District Attorney Aron DeFerrari describing a brutal execution motivated by rivalry between Norteño and Sureño gang members, and attorneys representing the defendants describing their clients as having been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Steven Miranda and…
Read MoreTrial starts for 2009 Pit Boss Barbeque double homicide
Jury selection began Tuesday in Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez for a double homicide inside a Richmond restaurant in 2009. Four men have each been charged with two counts of murder plus gang offenses for the shooting and killing of Alvaro Garcia, 23, and Intaz Ahmed, 32, on Aug. 30, 2009 at the…
Read MoreNo urgency before emergency
Without the eyes of news media fixed on them, district board members have displayed no urgency to protect Richmond’s largest school with fences and cameras.
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