Three Santa Maria gang members to stand trial for violent San Luis Obispo assault
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – Three Santa Maria gang members will stand trial following a violent assault in San Luis Obispo near Hotel Cerro on Oct. 6, 2024.
Alex Brian Lopez-Ramirez, Miguel Angel Mendez, Brian Ramirez Lopez will answer for charges and allegations alleged in a formal complaint, according to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office.
Evidence showed that all three men repeatedly stomped, kicked and punched a victim in the middle of the road and continued doing so after the victim went unconscious, according to the SLOCDAO.
Paramedics later treated the victim for severe injuries at a local hospital, and video footage of the attack, including by the defendants themselves, was included as evidence, according to the SLOCDAO.
Investigators later identified the three defendants as gang members and the victim as a rival gang member from Santa Maria, according to the SLOCDAO.
All three defendants were held to answer for assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury charges alongside special allegations that the assault benefited a criminal street gang, according to the SLOCDAO.
The SLOPD, SLOCDAO Bureau of Investigators and Santa Maria Police all helped investigate the case and all three defendants are currently out of custody, according to the SLOCDAO.
Arraignment for all three men is set for September 17, 2026, according to the SLOCDAO.
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