Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni sentenced 23-year-old Salinas resident Neil Aguillon-Palermo to 64 years-to-life in prison for the 2017 double attempted murder of a father and son.
The investigation revealed that Norteno Criminal Street Gang members within the city of Salinas were systematically killing random, unsuspecting people.
The murder squad case grew to at least 11 defendants across both federal and state courts, with the arrests of two Salinas men.
Seven defendants are facing federal racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder charges while three are facing murder and conspiracy charges in Monterey County Superior Court.
The murder squad formed a caravan of death targeting Sureños at least two vehicles would serve as lookouts while a third contained the gunmen, according to a federal indictment unsealed in October.
The arrests of Ryan Meza, 27, and Joseph Garcia, 25, in mid-February, on suspicion of shooting four people at a house party, killing two of them, added two more defendants to the case. Authorities also believe there may be more homicide victims connected to at least one defendant.