AN 18 YEAR-OLD WATSONVILLE MAN HAS ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL THAT MEANS HE WILL BE SENTENCED TO SPEND 15 YEARS BEHIND BARS. JOSUE CASTANEDA GRANADOS, WHO WILL NEED TO SPEND 85 PERCENT OF THAT BEFORE BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE, ADMITTED TO ATTEMPTED MURDER AND GANG CHARGES, CONNECTED WITH LAST SUMMER’S STABBING OF A MAN WHO HAD DROPPED OUT OF THE GANG. GRANADOS WAS ALSO ARRESTED BACK IN 2007 FOR TRYING TO BEAT UP THE SAME MAN WITH A BASEBALL BAT.
THE 2 OTHER PEOPLE, WHO HELPED GRANADOS ATTACK THE MAN LAST JUNE, HAVE NEVER BEEN IDENTIFIED BY AUTHORITIES. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THEIR IDENTITIES IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE WATSONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
