People v. Yothers CA4/2

FACTS

On October 20, 2018, at approximately 10:20 p.m., David Arias (Arias) and

Gabriel Sauceda (Sauceda) shot the victim multiple times in his leg. The shooting

occurred in the street, on Straight Way, in the City of Crestline. Arias’s house is located

on Straight Way, approximately 100 yards from where the shooting occurred.

Neighbors witnessed the shooting. Straight Way is in a neighborhood that has “a large

forestry area, [with] a lot of debris, leaves, sticks, twigs, that kind of thing.”

After the shooting, Arias telephoned defendant and told her “about him being

accused” of shooting the victim. Defendant went to Arias’s house, but he did not

answer the door when she arrived. Defendant walked down Straight Way, toward the

scene of the shooting. While walking, defendant found three live rounds of nine-

millimeter Luger RP ammunition on the street. Defendant placed the live rounds in her

pocket.

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the shooting the night it

occurred. Deputies’ patrol cars were parked near the scene of the shooting and crime

scene tape was in the area where the victim was shot. Defendant saw the patrol car

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