TWO WATSONVILLE MEN PLEADED GUILTY TO GANG-RELATED MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES YESTERDAY (THURS). 20-YEAR-OLD ANDREW CARRERA AND 18-YEAR-OLD ERIC ROMERO WERE ARRESTED IN AUGUST 2012 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FATAL DRIVE-BY SHOOTING OF A SANTA CRUZ BOY. 12-YEAR-OLD JOEY MENDOZA WAS WALKING HOME ON SAN LORENZO BOULEVARD NEAR BIXBY STREET WHEN HE WAS SHOT TWICE IN THE BACK. HE DIED AT THE SCENE. ROMERO AND CARRERA FACE POSSIBLE LIFE SENTENCES IN PRISON. 3 OTHER MEN AND A JUVENILE ARE ALSO BEING TRIED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE.
