San Martin
– In a South County courtroom Tuesday, a convicted felon is
scheduled for sentencing, a suspect charged with killing a
19-year-old teen will learn if his trial date will be moved up, and
the trial of a suspect in a drive-by shooting could begin.
San Martin – In a South County courtroom Tuesday, a convicted felon is scheduled for sentencing, a suspect charged with killing a 19-year-old teen will learn if his trial date will be moved up, and the trial of a suspect in a drive-by shooting could begin.
Anthony Aguilera, 22, of Gilroy, who was convicted in July of two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one charge of shooting into an occupied vehicle and one charge of reckless driving while fleeing police, is scheduled to be sentenced.
Anthony Frausto, 19, of Morgan Hill is in custody without bail accused of killing a 19-year-old Gilroy man Sept. 30, 2005. His trial is scheduled to begin in March, but he will be in court Tuesday so the prosecution and defense attorneys can consider the status of the case and perhaps move up the trial date.
Both Aguilera and Frausto are represented by attorney Andrew Tursi, who had a medical problem in December, necessitating the postponement of both the sentencing and the trial. Both have been identified by police as members of the Norteño gang. The victim Frausto allegedly shot, Luis Bautista, was reportedly a Sureño.
The third man scheduled to be in court Tuesday is Leon Martinez, of Salinas, another Norteño member, who is suspected of a drive-by shooting that occurred in Gilroy Aug. 1, 2004. Abelino Hernandez was hit by two bullets and recovered. His trial is expected to begin.
Aguilera was found guilty in the stabbing of Scott Bargar at the Extended Stay America in Morgan Hill Jan. 26, 2005, and attempted murder of Dustin Baldwin in an Oct. 23, 2004, shooting incident in the parking lot of a liquor store in Gilroy.
Bargar was seriously wounded in the stabbing, but survived. No one was injured in the shooting, although police reports indicate as many as six shots may have been fired, with four striking a truck with four people inside.
