Jun 15, 2009 8:56 am US/Pacific
Gang Member In SF Triple Slaying Appears In Court
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
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Edwin Ramos in court during a previous hearing.
CBS
The preliminary court hearing for Edwin Ramos, an alleged MS-13 gang member accused in the fatal shooting last year of a San Francisco man and two of his sons in the city's Excelsior District, was to begin Monday.
Ramos, a 22-year-old suspected member of the Mara Salvatrucha street gang, is being held without bail for the fatal shootings of Tony Bologna, 48, and his sons Michael, 20, and Matthew, 16, on June 22, 2008.
The three were found shot inside their car just after 3 p.m. near the intersection of Maynard and Congdon streets, according to police.
Police have said the family may have been mistaken for rival gang members.
Prosecutors have charged Ramos with three counts of murder and special allegations involving gang membership, firearm use and multiple murders.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The case was delayed after Ramos' first attorney declared a conflict and the second was dismissed for having represented a potential prosecution witness.
The preliminary hearing in San Francisco Superior Court is scheduled to last at least a week, after which the judge will determine if there is probable cause to hold Ramos for trial on the charges.
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