One of three Norteño gangmembers convicted of attacking a Redwood City taqueria patron because they thought he was a Hispanic gang rival was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison for felony assault.
Juan Carlos Madero, 31, was sentenced as a second-striker on that charge and the allegation he caused great bodily injury to the man he and two others assaulted July 21, 2012 at Tacos El Grullense on Woodside Road in Redwood City. Madero, Roberto Gallegos, 30, and Jonathan Fuentes Ortiz, 23, reportedly taunted the victim because he wore a blue shirt and they did not believe his claims of being Persian. Madero reportedly punched him in the face and the others then attacked the man with broken bottles and punches.
Gallegos pleaded no contest to felony assault and received eight years in prison. Ortiz pleaded no contest to felony assault and received four years in prison. He was also sentenced to a concurrent five-year term for violating probation imposed after attacking his father whom he blamed for his mother’s imprisonment on attempted murder charges.
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