Suspect in Santa Maria shooting arrested
UPDATE: Alberto Fidel Reyes was charged with attempted murder and with assault with a semi-automatic firearm.
Deputy District Attorney John DeChaine said that it is alleged that Reyes personally used a firearm in the commission of the crime and that the shooting resulted in great bodily injury.
However, though Reyes has been charged, he is presumed to be innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.
Reyes pled not guilty to these charges and denied the special allegations.
DeChaine said Reyes waived time for a preliminary hearing, in other words, he chose not to have a speedy trial.
Reyes will be in Department 7 of the Superior Court in Santa Maria on Dec. 16 in order to set up his preliminary hearing.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A man wanted in connection to Monday's shooting in Santa Maria has been arrested.
Police arrested Alberto Fidel Reyes, 38, of Santa Maria Wednesday evening following a traffic stop on the 900 block of W. Morrison Avenue.
Reyes was arrested in connection to a shooting that occurred Monday afternoon on the 600 block of North Palisade Drive. Officers found a man lying on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The man was transported to the hospital and is currently in stable condition.
Reyes was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail where he awaits charges for attempted murder. His bail is set at $1 million.
