In this afternoon's newscast:
Arrest in Moss Landing shooting deaths
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Greenfield resident in connection with Monday’s deadly shooting near Moss Landing State Beach.
Donald William Breeden, 18, has been apprehended and charged with two counts of murder with criminal street gang enhancements. The arrest was made after authorities served two separate search warrants on Thursday in Greenfield and King City.
The Monday shooting along Jetty Road in Moss Landing claimed the lives of two Salinas teens: 13-year-old Nathaniel Flores and 15-year-old Marco Antonio Perez.
Breeden has been booked in the Monterey County Jail and his bail set at over $2 million. The Sheriff’s Office investigation remains ongoing.
Monterey County wants ICE off its property
Monterey County has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling out federal activity on county-owned property.
The county’s attorney sent the letter because ICE vehicles have been spotted operating on county property around the jail in Salinas, which is adjacent to Natividad Medical Center.
The action follows the Monterey County Board of Supervisors move over a month ago to ban ICE operations on county-owned or leased properties, unless the agency has proper warrants.
"We're gonna do everything in our power to keep the larger community safe from these intimidation tactics," said Supervisor Wendy Root Askew.
She says ICE agents appear to not be following legal processes since they haven’t presented judicial warrants justifying their presence.
"Instead, they're engaging in intimidation tactics that are putting my community and my neighbors at extreme peril."
Last night a protestor was pushed to the ground by an ICE agent outside the Monterey County Jail.
Tax measures in Pacific Grove, Marina head opposite ways
As of Thursday, 75% of Marina voters had rejected Measure Q while in Pacific Grove, Measure R received almost 70% “yes” votes.
Measure R, a sales tax, would power upgrades to the city’s roadways, storm drains, parks and trails.
Supporters argue repairs now will prevent higher costs long term. No formal argument against the measure was shared with the city.
Measure Q in Marina targets emergency services. Supporters of the utility users tax say it's needed to address dilapidated city facilities and a slowed 911 response.
Opponents say the tax is too heavy a burden in a high-cost-of-living region.
Both measures need a simple majority vote to pass.
