VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced that on October 6, 2016, a jury found Noe Reyes (DOB 10/16/97), of Oxnard, and Gabriel Refugio Alamillo (DOB 03/24/97), of Oxnard, guilty of multiple crimes after engaging in a crime spree spanning two cities within Ventura County on November 17, 2015.

The jury found both Reyes and Alamillo guilty of one count of robbery in violation of Penal Code section 211, one count of assault with a deadly weapon in violation of Penal Code section 245(a)(1), and one count of street terrorism in violation of Penal Code section 186.22(a). The jury also found that the crimes were committed for the benefit of or in association with the colonia chiques criminal street gang, and that Reyes personally used a deadly weapon and personally inflicted great bodily injury on the victim. The jury also found Reyes guilty of first-degree residential burglary in violation of Penal Code section 459, unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle for the benefit of the colonia chiques criminal street gang in violation of Vehicle Code section 10851(a) and Penal Code section 186.22(b), and vandalism for the benefit of the colonia chiques gang in violation of Penal Code sections 594(b)(2)(A) and 186.22(d). The jury also found Alamillo guilty of shoplifting for the benefit of or in association with the colonia chiques gang in violation of Penal Code section 459.5 and 186.22(d).

In the early morning hours of November 17, 2015, a vehicle was stolen from outside a mechanic shop in Oxnard. Shortly thereafter, Alamillo and another gang member stole multiple bottles of alcohol from a Rite Aid store in Simi Valley. Sometime midday, Reyes burglarized a residence in Simi Valley. Around 8:30 p.m. that evening, Reyes, Alamillo, and a third gang member robbed and assaulted a gym patron in a parking lot in Simi Valley. Reyes repeatedly hit the victim in the head and body with an 18-inch metal pry bar. The victim was rushed to the hospital where he received nine staples for his wounds. The suspects were caught within hours trying to flee the area through a nearby apartment complex.

Sentencing is set for November 9, 2016, at 8:45 a.m. in courtroom 24 of the Ventura Superior Court, County of Ventura. Reyes faces a maximum sentence of 22 years and 8 months in prison. Alamillo faces a maximum sentence of 15 years 8 months in prison.