A 19 YEAR-OLD SALINAS MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SPEND 28 YEARS-TO-LIFE BEHIND BARS. THAT AFTER ALVARO ATLAGCO GONZALES (AND AN ACCOMPLICE) WERE FOUND GUILTY OF BEATING…AND THEN THROWING 22 YEAR-OLD SALINAS RESIDENT Cresendo Garcia OFF A 40 FOOT BRIDGE….INTO THE ARROYO SECO RIVER. GARCIA’S BODY WAS FOUND THE NEXT DAY.