Two charged in connection to December Stearn’s Wharf homicide appear in court Wednesday

By Drew Ascione

Published February 1, 2023 4:13 pm

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.– Two of the four men charged in connection to the December 2022 Stearn's Wharf shooting and homicide of a 52-year-old bystander appeared in court Wednesday.

Our cameras were in court as Christopher Miranda and Ricardo Jauergi-Moreno went before a judge for their continued arraignments.

The men face charges of murder, with special allegations of committing the murder for the benefit of a criminal street gang and principal use of a handgun, conspiracy to commit murder, and criminal street gang conspiracy, according to the Santa Barbara DA's office.

All four men will appear back in court Feb. 17.

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