A PRUNDALE MAN PLEADED NOT GUILTY YESTERDAY (MONDAY) TO A FELONY COUNT OF PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION TO A PEACE OFFICER. WHILE 19 YEAR OLD VINCENT CASTRO JAQUEZ’S OFFENSE WOULD NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED A MISDEMEANOR, IT HAS BEEN INCREASED TO A FELONY AS A RESULT OF A CRIMINAL STREET GANG BENEFITTING FROM THE FALSE INFORMATION GIVEN TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ABOUT A MAY 7TH FATAL SHOOTING IN CASTROVILLE. JAQUEZ IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO A MONTEREY COUNTY COURT ROOM MAY 25TH.
FERNANDO ROBLEDO MIRANDA AND ALBERTO SANCHEZ CORTEZ, (WHO HAVE BOTH BEEN CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF JOSE CALDERON CISNEROS) ARE SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED MAY 31ST.
