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Accomplices in Novato (Illegal Alien)gang shooting get 33 years to life in prison

BOTH OF THESE ILLEGAL ALIEN GANG BANGER VERMIN SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE! Close the border and send them back before more are victimized and gang pestilence spreads. Repeal the AB4 "Trust Act" which is returning scum like these 2 to things like this in our community, instead of handing them over to ICE for removal! http://www.marinij.com/crimebeat/ci_25534226/accomplices-novato-gang-sho... ========================================== A Marin County judge sentenced two men to 33 years to life in prison Wednesday for a gang-related Novato shooting that injured two victims, including one who was left a quadriplegic. Armando Gil, 29, of Novato and Williams Martinez-Carreon, 20, of San Rafael were convicted in November of two counts of gang-related attempted murder and participating in a criminal street gang. Gil and Martinez-Carreon were sentenced by Judge Terrence Boren. A third defendant, Alessandra Marie Coyle, pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact. A fourth suspect, Luis Felipe Rodriguez, escaped and remains at large. The shooting occurred Jan. 3, 2011, at the Hamilton Marketplace in Novato. Police said the two victims — a 27-year-old San Rafael man and a 23-year-old Daly City man — were attacked while sitting in a car. The paralyzed victim had been training to become a firefighter and paramedic. The first trial ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked 10-2 in the prosecution's favor. The second trial ended with convictions. Gil is already serving a prison sentence for two unrelated cases, one where he was convicted of having sex with a 15-year-old Novato girl, another for threatening the mother of his child. Those crimes predated the Novato shooting.

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