A 23 YEAR-OLD WATSONVILLE MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS IN PRISON. MANUEL MEZA PLEADED GUILTY LAST MONTH TO 8 FELONY CHARGES (INCLUDING MANSLAUGHTER, THREATENING A WITNESS, AND PARTICIPATING IN A CRIMINAL STREET GANG. THAT GANG REPORTEDLY PREYS ON HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING AROUND THE PAJARO RIVER LEVEE…WHICH IS WHERE HE COMMITTED THE 2009 KILLING OF 44 YEAR-OLD JOSE BARAJAS.
