Erick Escalante-Torres and Jose Noe Ramirez-Avelar, were sentenced to 27 years and 11 months and 22 years in prison, respectively, for racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of ...

A federal judge has sentenced two former Santa Cruz-based gang members to more than two decades each of prison time.

A federal judge has sentenced two former Santa Cruz-based gang members to more than two decades each of prison time.

Erick Escalante-Torres, 29, and Jose Noe Ramirez-Avelar, 34, are members of an infamous Salvadorian gang. They were known associates of the gang in Northern California from approximately 2015 to 2017 ...