SALINAS — The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has announced the sentencing of 37-year-old Amulfo Pineda for his part in a Greenfield murder back in 2014.
He faces 100 years to life.
About two years ago on February 23, Pineda, a founding member of the Mexican Klan Locos (MKL) gang in King City, and two others shot Crispin Guajardo as he stood in front of the Paradiso Night Club in Greenfield.
Greenfield Police Officer Corey Smith was on patrol nearby when he heard gunshots coming from the area of 102 El Camino Real. He drove over and saw one of the individuals running from the scene carrying a gun.
The suspect dropped the gun when he saw Officer Smith. Seconds later, Pineda came around the corner carrying a gun as well, which he then dropped.
Pineda was taken into custody without further incident, although the other two suspects managed to escape.
Crispin Guajardo had been shot ten times.
The incident is believed to have been retaliation for a series of gang-related shootings between Norteno and Sureno gang members in the months prior.
At sentencing, Judge Culver denied Pineda’s motion to dismiss his two prior strike offenses.
