Court briefs

A Redwood City man accused of shooting a woman several times after she reportedly rebuffed his romantic advances pleaded not guilty to multiple felonies in Superior Court.

Pablo Ramirez, 40, is charged with attempted murder, intentional use of a firearm to cause great bodily injury, infliction of great bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon. He was ordered to stand trial July 31 and remains in custody on no-bail status.

Ramirez was arrested Jan. 10 in Atherton, shortly after police say he shot a 34-year-old woman four times in the head, chest and arm while the two sat in her car in Redwood City. He was reportedly drunk and covered in blood.

The woman told police Ramirez had repeatedly sought to be her boyfriend but she always declined. On Tuesday, she agreed to give him a ride home. At his Redwood City home on the 1300 block of Hancock Street, he asked once again to date her and she said no.

At that point, Ramirez pulled a .25-caliber gun and fired it at close range after announcing "If you’re not going to be mine, you won’t be anyone’s,” according to prosecutors.

Ramirez left the car and the woman drove for help. An Atherton police officer later matched Ramirez’s description to a man spotted entering a taxi. The officer pulled the cab over and arrested Ramirez after confirming his identity.

Sexual battery brings two-year prison term

A 20-year-old man accused of fondling a woman in the bathroom of a San Mateo McDonald’s was sentenced to two years in prison and must register as a sex offender after pleading no contest to sexual battery.

Manuel Martinez must also pay fines and submit to genetic marker testing. He receives credit of 146 days against his prison sentence.

Martinez pleaded no contest March 16 in return for prosecutors dropping other charges and not seeking more than the low prison term. He had been in custody in lieu of $250,000 bail since his arrest.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, on Jan. 11, Martinez followed a 19-year-old woman into the bathroom and locked the door. He reportedly fondled the woman in front of a 4-year-old child she was baby-sitting. The woman later told the child’s mother who convinced her to contact the police.

No contest plea in birthplace-related stabbing

A Pacifica man accused of participating in the stabbing of another man during a fight about which region of Mexico was best pleaded no contest to being an accessory to a crime.

In return, Gustavo Abel Solorio, 20, was immediately sentenced to 144 days already served plus one year court probation. Prosecutors initially charged Solorio with attempted murder and assault but dropped them after adding the new misdemeanor conspiracy charge.

On Jan. 13, Solorio was drinking in a residential garage when the group reportedly began arguing about which part of Mexico they hailed from. The unidentified victim was stabbed multiple times with a knife and hospitalized.

A $500,000 arrest warrant is still outstanding for Juan Perez who is thought to be the actual stabber.

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