DA Seeks to Try 3 Suspects as Adults in 2023 Santa Maria Killing

DA Seeks to Try 3 Suspects as Adults in 2023 Santa Maria Killing

Santa Barbara County prosecutors are seeking to move the case from juvenile court to adult court for three men charged with murder in a 2023 shooting death in Santa Maria. The three suspects are now adults, but were juveniles when Arthur Pichardo, 20, was shot to death and three others were wounded, according to Casey Nelson, senior deputy district attorney. One suspect was arrested last week in Bakersfield, and the other two already were in cus…

Prosecutors seek to try Santa Maria murder suspects as adults

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office is seeking to move the trials of three suspects in a 2023 murder in Santa Maria from juvenile court to adult court. The three suspects were minors at the time of the murder. On Oct. 21, 2023, Arthur Pichardo was shot and killed at a […]