CHINO : Man Given 35 Years in Drive-By Slaying
A Chino man convicted of killing a 15-year-old Pomona boy in a gang-related shooting two years ago has been sentenced to 35 years to life in prison.
Arthur Melendrez, 22, was convicted March 10 of killing Luis Lopez in a Nov. 10, 1991, drive-by shooting. Melendrez was sentenced last week in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The shooting was witnessed by four teen-age youths. One of them, 14-year-old Eduardo Samaniego, was shot and killed Aug. 17 last year, a week before he was to have testified against Melendrez. The three other boys, although initially reluctant to appear in court, gave testimony that helped convict Melendrez.
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