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Alleged shooter in Stearns Wharf killing ordered to stand trial By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS COUNTY EDITOR
The alleged gang associate charged with personally wielding the gun used to shoot and kill an innocent bystander on Stearns Wharf last Dec. 9 was ordered to stand trial following his preliminary hearing Friday, prosecutors said. The defendant, Jiram Jhunue Tenorio Ramon, “did unlawfully, and with malice aforethought murder Robert Dion Gutierrez, a human being,” according to the amended complaint filed against him.
“I filed an amended complaint prior to the hearing charging only Count One and the special allegations and circumstances,” Senior Deputy District Attorney Tate McAllister told the NewsPress. Following the one-day hearing, “defendant Tenorio was held to answer on Count One and all special allegations and circumstances,” the prosecutor said. “Arraignment on the Information is 8/24 in Dept. 6.” Mr. Tenorio Ramon and three other alleged gang associates were charged in
the fatal shooting of Mr. Gutierrez, 52, of Camarillo, who was walking with wife on the wharf in Santa Barbara at the time. Mr. Gutierrez got caught in the crossfire between the defendants and two juveniles with alleged ties to Ventura County street gangs. A special allegation charges the defendant with Street Terrorism, contending that he committed the offense “for the benefit of or at the direction of or in association with a criminal street gang, to wit: WESTSIDE (SANTA BARBARA) with the specific intent to promote, or
further, or assist in criminal conduct by gang members.” The special circumstance filed against Mr. Tenorio Ramon alleges that he committed the murder for “criminal street gang purposes,” and that he “intentionally killed Robert Dion Gutierrez while the defendant was an active participant in WESTSIDE (SANTA BARBARA), a criminal street gang, and that the murder was carried out to further the activities of the criminal street gang.” A second special allegation contends that in the commission of the murder, the
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defendant “intentionally and personally discharged a firearm, to wit: a handgun, and proximately caused great bodily injury … or death to a person other than an accomplice.” A third special allegation is that Mr. Tenorio Ramon was on felony probation at the time of the shooting. A fourth special allegation alleges “aggravating factors” in that the crime involved great violence, great bodily harm “and other acts disclosing a high degree of cruelty, viciousness, or callousness”; Please see TRIAL on A4
Work to begin on San Jose Creek Bridges
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Work will be performed on two bridges spanning San Jose Creek Bridge over the next two weeks. The locations of the bridges are shown at bottom.
By LIAM HIBBERT NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
Two separate projects to replace the San Jose Creek Bridges on Highway 101 and State Route 217 near UCSB in
Goleta are scheduled to begin construction over the next two weeks. The $20 million US 101 San Jose Creek Bridge project will demolish northbound and Please see BRIDGES on A4
PHOTOS COURTESY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FAIR
Grammy-winning country star Ashley McBryde will perform at the Santa Barbara County Fair in Santa Maria.
By LIAM HIBBERT NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
The 2023 Santa Barbara County Fair starts Wednesday at the Santa Maria Fairpark. The five-day event runs Wednesday through Sunday in Santa Maria at 937 S. Thornburg S.. The family-friendly event will host a whole variety of attractions this year. From the Hyperdrive ride to ax throwing, there will be plenty of attractions at this year’s fair. In total there will be 10 carnival rides. Sunday features the arena concert entertainment, starting at 2 p.m. The center stage features a number of performers across the fair days. Check the website to learn more at https:// www.santamariafairpark.com/p/ getinvolved/fairs--festivalscopy1/ arena-entertainment/centerstage-entertainment2. The main stage will feature some of the biggest musical performances at the fair, including the best of the Eagles Please see FAIR on A4
Switchfoot, which has many hits on alternative radio, is among the performers at the fair.
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