People v. Tellez CA2/6

STATEMENT OF FACTS

In May 2012, appellant was an associate of Oxnard's North Side Chiques (NSC) gang. On May 23rd, appellant met with NSC members Robert Zamudio and Eric Jones to discuss robbing Joe Vaca. Appellant had known Vaca for over 10 years and bought marijuana from him. Appellant and his girlfriend Renee Keefover, whom Vaca introduced to appellant, also occasionally visited Vaca at his house in El Rio. Appellant knew that Keefover and Vaca had recently had lunch together and had smoked marijuana. Appellant told Zamudio and Jones that Vaca always had a lot of marijuana or methamphetamine and that robbing him would be easy because he lived in a sparsely populated area.2 Appellant led Zamudio to believe he had a personal dispute with Vaca. They all agreed that NSC associate Michael Majeno would also participate in the crime. Appellant, Zamudio, and Jones bought latex gloves and drove a truck to Majeno's house to pick him up. Zamudio and Jones wore bandannas on their faces and Majeno donned a black ski mask. They then drove to Vaca's house with appellant giving directions. Appellant told the other men he would wait outside and act as lookout because Vaca might…