A Spring Valley man was sentenced April 16 to 27 years in state prison after convicted of attempted murder in a stabbing over a business matter. Brandon Ancho, 37, will serve 85 percent of that sentence before eligible for parole.
Convicted by a jury Feb. 24 of attempted murder and felony assault of Julian Cruz in the Feb. 1, 2014 incident in Cruz’s home in Chula Vista, jurors deadlocked 6-6 over whether he tried to kill Cruz’s wife, who was not injured, and the charge was dismissed.
A Spring Valley man was sentenced April 16 to 27 years in state prison after convicted of attempted murder in a stabbing over a business matter. Brandon Ancho, 37, will serve 85 percent of that sentence before eligible for parole.
Convicted by a jury Feb. 24 of attempted murder and felony assault of Julian Cruz in the Feb. 1, 2014 incident in Cruz’s home in Chula Vista, jurors deadlocked 6-6 over whether he tried to kill Cruz’s wife, who was not injured, and the charge was dismissed.
Ancho asked for mercy before Chula Vista Superior Court Judge Edward Allard III who imposed consecutive terms for the victim suffering great bodily injury and the use of a knife in a violent crime. He also received extra years for having a felony battery conviction.
El Cajon robbers receive stiff sentences
Many family members tearfully watched the April 8 sentencing of two men who received 17 years and six years respectively for four armed robberies in El Cajon and elsewhere.
Jayvon Rolando Bailey, 20, received six years in prison.
A teen-age girl’s cell phone was ripped from her hands at Parkway Plaza on March 24, 2014 in the first incident. Hours later, two immigrants were robbed of their wallets at 100 S. Johnson at 1:42 a.m. on March 25. Other victims in Normal Heights lost wallets and a woman was shot in the head with a BB gun and was pepper sprayed after they stole her purse near SDSU.
Hartfield has a prior robbery conviction, while Bailey had no prior record. The judge ordered both men to share in paying $1,066 in restitution to victims and each were fined $874.
La Mesa man sentenced for felony assault in road rage incident
Thomas Crayton Sikes, 57, of La Mesa, was sentenced April 8 to eight years in prison for felony assault and elder abuse of a 76-year-old man who was injured in a 2014 road rage incident.
The victim, Ronald Torncello, spoke about his injuries and the incident when he was punched in the face in the parking lot at the CVS Pharmacy, at 572 Fletcher Parkway, at 10:10 a.m. on April 30, 2014.
Torncello was talking on his cell phone while driving, which irritated Sikes, who came over to where Torncello was parked and punched him repeatedly before driving away.
El Cajon Superior Court Judge Patricia Cookson gave him credit for serving 93 days in jail and set a restitution hearing for July 7.
