A 23-year-old man who took part in a series of robberies in East Palo Alto was sentenced Friday to serve six months in county jail and will be on probation for five years, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office said.
Hernan Greenvillalobos, and Christopher Ontiveros Alcazar, 21, both East Palo Alto residents, were arrested after fleeing from police and smashing their vehicle into a vacant storefront on Jan. 4, 2016. Before the crash, Greenvillalobos and Alcazar committed strong-arm robberies against victims who were walking on the streets during the late afternoon in three separate incidents. The pair stole the victims’ money and cellphones, according to the DA’s office.
An East Palo Alto police officer spotted the robbers’ four-door, dark-colored sedan, which had four occupants, and attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver took off at a high rate of speed — 60 mph in a 25-mph zone. Alcazar, the driver, bailed from the vehicle while it was still moving and the car crashed into the building on University Avenue. Three passengers including Greenvillalobos were initially arrested. Alcazar was later arrested on a warrant.
On Feb. 14, Greenvillalobos pleaded no contest to two counts of felony robbery and admitted to violent felony allegations that count as strikes. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Leland Davis sentenced him to five years probation under a condition of serving six months in county jail, with 77 days credit for time served, and to pay restitution to his victims and receive counseling as directed.
Co-defendant Alcazar, who had a previous felony-strike conviction, pleaded no contest on Nov. 3 to felony evading an officer and admitted the prior felony strike. He was sentenced to 11 years in state prison with 560 days credit for time served. He remains in custody on $350,000 bail.
Why did he get six months? He deserved six YEARS.
Threaten and rob three people.
Lead police on a high-speed chase.
Intentionally crash car into building by jumping out and trying to flee.
Six months in a county jail is a slap on the wrist.
He’s doing more time than the repeat offender domestic abuser CEO in Cupertino and Brock Turner combined.
Both of these men are products of EPA. Perhaps if they had a better education they may have gone on to do more! There is a real connection between education and incarceration rates! The district in EPA have had failed leader after failed leader and it’s really letting the kids of the community down. We end up with more situations like this 🙁 twitter.com/EPAKidsMatter #EPAKidsMatter !