“A” marks the location of the stabbing.
A Newhall gang member charged with a 2012 stabbing murder took a plea deal and was sentenced Tuesday, officials said.
Cesar Navarro, 23, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter, attempted murder and assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, according to officials with the District Attorney’s Office.
He was sentenced to 30 years Tuesday when his plea was entered. Navarro will have to serve 85 percent of his sentence in order to be eligible for parole, due to California sentencing laws.
He additionally admitted to an allegation that his crimes were in furtherance of gang activity. The deputies who investigated the charges believe the murder was connected to a gang rivalry.
All three of his offenses count as “strikes,” or violent crimes, on his record.
Judge Hayden Zacky found there was sufficient proof to justify the charges that Navarro fatally stabbed Franco Olea, 28, outside of Olea’s Newhall home in July 2013.
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Initial witnesses stated they heard a car’s alarm activate Dec. 2, 2012, on the street that Olea lived on, according to Lt. John Corina of the Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau.
When they went outside, the witnesses saw the Navarro fighting with another Hispanic male in the driveway of the residence.
The suspect appeared to stab Olea and then leave the location in an unknown direction.
In a field interview with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, Navarro allegedly admitted to being a member of the AOBs. A police field interview card revealed that Navarro, also known as Speedy, has an AOB tattoo on his upper left chest.
The AOBs and the Newhall 13 gangs have turf that overlaps in the Newhall area. Their rivalry resulted from a failed merger that took place more a year and half ago. Personal quarrels prevented the merger from taking place, according to Burrows.
There are fights on a daily basis between the AOBs and the Newhall 13 that often go unreported, he said.
One of these altercations in December is what led to Olea’s death, he added.
Initial witnesses stated they heard a car’s alarm activate on the street, according to Lt. John Corina of the Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau.
When they went outside, the witnesses saw the victim fighting with another Hispanic male in the driveway of the residence. The suspect appeared to stab the victim and then left the location in an unknown direction.
Burrow confirmed that there have been more than 120 members active in the AOBs since their beginnings.
The AOBs’ primary activities include robbery, assault, vandalism, auto theft and selling narcotics.
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38 Comments
Rest in Peace Franco!
I can see by house -.-
I can see by house -.-
I can see by house -.-
I can see by house -.-
Dammmmn all for ur hood. Smh. Some of the rivals are family with each other. Pretty stupid…Jesus Cuevas Jennifer Ortega
Didn’t know gangs were still in? I thought people grew up and got a life
Agustin Gonzalez
To be honest is it fair…would he gotten offered the same deal if would of killed someone white in Valencia…R.I.P Franco…never forgotten
RIP FRANCO
RIP FRANCO
Susie Neri Lisa Neri Lara
R.i.p the homie franco
I think he got off pretty easy! RIP Franco!
R.I.P FRANCO
He should have gotten life
Does anyone know witch franco?
:(
Franco was too kind. He treated everyone like family. They don’t make many people like him. R.I.P Franco The Great!
R.I.P primo.. that man should have gotten life for killing you smh……
Maria E Flores rest in peace FRANCO
A life taken to soon, may Franco Rest In Peace.
RIP Franco
Rip Franco
Rip franks
R.I.P Franco
Jose Rogel
A gang banger lol he ain’t no banger. Chump in my eyes. rip Franco
Rip in paradise Franco
Rip in paradise Franco
Rip in paradise Franco
He was a great man… Much love to the Olea Family…
He was a great man… Much love to the Olea Family…
He was a great man… Much love to the Olea Family…
Jessica Hennessy-Phillips
:( Horrible!
Rip Franco
Emily