Mountain View police say they have arrested two Norteno gang members for the attempted homicide of a stranger on Escuela Avenue. An alleged accomplice was also arrested in the case.
The attack took place Sunday, Jan. 6 at 3:30 p.m. outside the victim’s apartment complex on the 600 block of Escuela Avenue. The unidentified victim was reportedly stabbed repeatedly in the torso and punched multiple times in the head and face by two attackers he didn’t know. When the suspects left, he went to a neighbor who called police. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where is currently undergoing treatment for his injuries and is expected to survive.
According to police, an investigation revealed that the attack was gang motivated. Police say that in a photo line-up, the victim positively identified Jacob DeWitt, 19, of Mountain View and George Oseida, 21, of San Jose as the attackers.
Police arrested DeWitt and Oseida last Monday during a car stop on the Highway 85 off-ramp to Moffett Boulevard. Although Oseida fled the scene, a Sunnyvale K-9 unit located him on the Steven’s Creek Trail near Whisman Park, police said, and he was arrested and taken to a hospital for injuries received while resisting arrest. Police said Oseida also had an outstanding warrant stemming from a robbery on Dec. 11, 2007 at the Safeway store at 1750 Miramonte Ave.
Officers also arrested Miguel Ortega, 18, for his alleged role in attempting to help Oseida elude the police.
All three were booked at the county jail. Gang enhancement charges were added for Oseida’s and DeWitt’s charges. Oseida received additional charges of resisting arrest and violating probation terms, as well as his robbery warrant charges.
