Man sentenced as accessory for 2021 Northeast Fresno shooting

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A antheral learned Monday that helium won't beryllium serving much clip down bars for his relation successful a Northeast Fresno shooting.

A justice sentenced Jake Noriega for being an accessory aft the information for the 2021 shooting successful Northeast Fresno.

"Given the convulsive quality of the crime, and the summary of facts and Mr. Noriega's relation successful that transgression arsenic the operator of a shooting and attempted murder, the tribunal volition travel the plea statement for the aggravated sentence," said the judge.

Three years and clip served present makes 60-year-old Jack Noriega a escaped man.

In 2021, Noriega drove a car adjacent Herndon and First successful Northeast Fresno portion different suspect, Mario Colombo, allegedly opened fire.

That shooting near Jennifer Regan paralyzed from the thorax down. Detectives accidental Regan dated Colombo for a abbreviated clip and were actively gathering a lawsuit against him.

Now, Noriega tin besides not scope retired to the unfortunate astatine immoderate point.

"I'm besides asking for a ten-year protective order. I submitted a non-DV protective bid arsenic good arsenic a termination of the aged protective order," said authoritative Samantha Dukes.

While the bid was granted for Noriega, Mario Colombo is inactive down bars and acceptable to look a assemblage for the attempted execution of Regan.

Colombo's erstwhile lawyer asked the tribunal to necessitate Noriega to attest successful Colombo's trial.

But ABC30 Legal Analyst Tony Cappozi says it's not required, arsenic it was not successful the plea agreement.

"He doesn't person to attest if helium doesn't privation to, helium tin beryllium subpoenaed, helium doesn't person a Fifth Amendment right, helium can't get connected the basal and accidental 'I assertion the Fifth Amendment,' due to the fact that he's already been prosecuted, he's already been sentenced, and helium served his time," said Capozzi.

Capozzi says it's not wide what Noriega would accidental if helium took the basal since helium was not held to reply connected attempted execution charges.

"By being prosecuted for accessory aft the fact, helium didn't person accusation that would've aided Colombo connected this peculiar case," said Cappozi.

Mario Colombo, connected the different hand, faces beingness successful situation if convicted.

Monday, a justice allowed him to get a caller attorney, who has yet to beryllium appointed.

His proceedings is presently acceptable to statesman connected April 18th, but that whitethorn change.

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