Three to face murder trial in gang shootingThree young men will be forced to answer for the shooting death of 19-year-old Ricardo Gonzalez in a 2007 gang fight on Laurel Street in west Napa.
May 21st, 2009
Three to face murder trial in gang shootingThree young men will be forced to answer for the shooting death of 19-year-old Ricardo Gonzalez in a 2007 gang fight on Laurel Street in west Napa.
Witness' account raises questions in murder caseDiffering accounts over who killed Ricardo Gonzalez surfaced in Napa County Superior Court Wednesday, as the girlfriend of accused shooter Stephen Barrios took the stand.
May 20th, 2009
Informant testifies in gang murder trialDaniel Ortega, Raymond Almodobar and Stephen Barrios showed no emotion Tuesday morning as the man who acted as an informant against them filed into the courtroom.
May 19th, 2009
Ex-defendant testifies in Napa gang murder hearingThe preliminary hearing for three Napa men charged with a December 2007 murder continues today with testimony being given by a subject who was once charged with murder in the same case.
Police: Witnesses say Barrios admitted gang killingA Napa Police detective said in court Monday that Stephen Barrios admitted to three people that he shot and killed Ricardo Gonzalez during a December 2007 gang fight in Napa.
March 4th, 2009
Witnesses: Barrios shot 19-year-oldPolice reports show several people have told Napa Police that Stephen Barrios, one of the three defendants awaiting trial for the 2007 murder of 19-year-old Ricardo Gonzalez, is the one who pulled the trigger the night Gonzalez died during a gang brawl in the 2500 block of Laurel Street.
November 26th, 2008
One man dropped from murder caseMurder charges have been dismissed against one of the four young men arrested for their suspected roles in the December 2007 gang-related slaying of Ricardo Gonzalez, 19, in Napa.
Gang murder defendants in court this afternoonThe four people charged with the gang-related killing of Ricardo Gonzalez in December 2007 have a court hearing scheduled for this afternoon.
October 30th, 2008
Not guilty pleas in gang murder trialThe four teens charged in a December 2007 gang-related killing pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all of the charges against them.
October 29th, 2008
Not guilty pleas in gang murder trialThe four teens charged in a December 2007 gang-related killing pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning to all of charges against them.
Accused Gonzalez killers to be arraignedThe four young gang members accused of shooting a rival gang member will be in court this morning to enter their pleas and set a date for a preliminary hearing.
Fifth man arraigned in gang shootingThe fifth defendant in a fatal Napa shooting last December appeared in court on Wednesday for his arraignment.
October 11th, 2008
Barrios arraignment continuedThe arraignment of Stephen Barrios, one of four men charged with the gang-related murder of Ricardo Gonzalez in December, was continued Friday until next week.
October 9th, 2008
First steps in gang murder caseThree young men charged with the gang-related murder of 19-year-old Ricardo Gonzalez made their first court appearance Wednesday and will return later this month to enter a plea.
October 8th, 2008
Arrests made in 2007 Napa gang murderFour men have been arrested and charged with murder in the gang-related shooting of Napa teen Ricardo Gonzalez in December.