In re Enrique O. CA5

FACTS

At appellant’s jurisdictional hearing Douglas Driggers testified that on the evening of August 11, 2012, he walked down the driveway of his house and noticed appellant and three other males down the street. Two of the males had stopped a couple and were harassing them while appellant and the other male continued walking down the street and stopped in front of Driggers’s house. When appellant, or the male with him, made a comment about physically assaulting and robbing the couple, Driggers told them to “take that crap and go to the park or to the mall.” During an ensuing exchange, appellant, or the male with him, said they were Eastside Fresno Bulldogs and started barking at him. Driggers told them he did not care who they were and not to do that in front of his house. Appellant then produced a knife and exhibited it in a threatening way as he took a few steps towards Driggers. Appellant told Driggers he was a Bulldog gang member and if Driggers had a problem, appellant was going to take care of it. Driggers retreated to his garage and grabbed his own knife. The other two juveniles then came to appellant’s aid. One of them took the knife from appellant and approached…