A 20 YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SENTENCED TO SPEND 5 YEARS BEHIND BARS. BRANDON ALVAREZ GARCIA WAS INITIALLY CHARGED WITH ROBBING A SANTA CRUZ TEENAGER, AND FIRING A GUN OUTSIDE A PARTY. IN ACCEPTING A PLEA DEAL, HE PLEADED “NO CONTEST” TO FELONY ROBBERY, UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM; AND A MISDEMEANOR FOR PARTICIPATING IN A CRIMINAL STREET GANG.
