MARTINEZ — Two members of the Norteño gang were convicted earlier this month of murdering a 38-year-old man in a beating so brutal that some investigators initially believed the victim had been struck by a car, court records show. Jesse Addison, 24, and Erick Ruiz, 29, were convicted of first-degree murder and gang enhancements in … Read more
MARTINEZ — A Contra Costa County jury is set to hear evidence of warring gangs, a string of East Bay killings and a confession that the defense says was coerced by a co-defendant who allegedly killed at least four people while still in his teens. Enrique Ramirez-Calmo, 29, is now on trial facing charges of … Read more
OAKLAND — A local resident was held to answer on charges that he murdered a man during a dispute and fired off a gun months earlier, after evidence from both crime scenes was matched to the same gun, court records show. Luis Rodriguez-Baires, 29, was charged with murder days after the April 18, 2021 killing … Read more