Jose Longino
Dania Juarez
A man who shot another man in the leg during a marijuana deal gone wrong in San Mateo late last year was sentenced Thursday to four years in state prison.
Jose Antonio Longino, 21, of East Palo Alto, pleaded to two felony counts, including inflicting great bodily injury, in the incident that occurred in the parking lot of La Hacienda Market on Dec. 30, 2019, said San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
Longino will remain in jail in San Mateo County until Gov. Gavin Newsom lifts an executive order preventing the intake or transfer of inmates into state prisons due to COVID-19, Wagstaffe said.
Longino and co-defendant Dania Juarez, 19, of East Palo Alto, arranged to meet the 20-year-old victim at the grocery store, located at 201 N. Amphlett Blvd., to sell him a half-pound of marijuana for $700, Wagstaffe said. The victim decided to back out of the deal then Longino became enraged, pulled out a stolen 9 mm handgun and shot the victim in the leg, Wagstaffe said. The defendants fled the area before police arrived.
Surveillance footage revealed the argument, ensuring shooting and also the license plate of the suspect car, which turned out to be registered to Longino. That afternoon, police spotted the suspect vehicle and tried to pull it over, but Longino didn’t stop and led police on a high-speed pursuit over the Dumbarton Bridge into Fremont.
At one point, Longino slowed down and Juarez allegedly jumped out of the car with a black duffel bag and ran. The car chase continued for several more blocks before Longino jumped out of the car and ran. Officers were able to detain and arrest Longino and soon after tracked down Juarez with the duffel bag. She was arrested and in the bag, officers found the marijuana and stolen gun, which had been modified from semi-automatic to fully automatic.
The victim was treated at Stanford Hospital for the gunshot wound and was released with the bullet still in his leg.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
Only subscribers can view and post comments on articles.
Already a subscriber? Login Here
Murder for Two Read moreMurder For Two
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
Sorry, an error occurred.
Already Subscribed!
Cancel anytime
Thank you .
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.
Check your email for details.
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account.
No promotional rates found.
Secure & Encrypted
Thank you.
Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.
| Rate: | |
| Begins: | |
| Transaction ID: |
A receipt was sent to your email.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.