District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Superior Court Judge Patricia Murphy sentenced Ismael Heredia (DOB 2/12/98), of Oxnard, to serve 21 years in state prison. Heredia pled guilty in July to one count of attempted robbery in violation of Penal Code section 664/211, one count of robbery in violation of Penal Code section 211, and one count of assault with a deadly weapon in violation of Penal Code section 245(a)(1). Heredia admitted that he personally used a firearm in the commission of the attempted robbery, and that he personally used a knife in the commission of the robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. He also admitted that the crimes were committed for the benefit and in association with a criminal street gang.

In February 2014, Heredia and another gang member attempted to rob a patron at a restaurant in Oxnard. When the victim refused to give his wallet, Heredia attempted to shoot the victim with a semiautomatic handgun that misfired.

Two days later, Heredia and three other gang members robbed two victims at knifepoint in the 100 block of North Hayes Avenue in Oxnard. Heredia and an accomplice also stole the victim’s vehicle to flee the scene. Heredia and his accomplice crashed the vehicle a few blocks away and were subsequently arrested by officers from the Oxnard Police Department.