Prosecutors in Monterey County said three suspected gang members will face trial on six counts of homicide and other felony charges following the murders of two cousins and a separate deadly mass shooting at a house party last year.

District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni's office said Thursday that Pedro Nava, Jonathan Cervantes and Angel Evans were held to answer for the killings and other crimes, which took place in early 2024. The judge in the case also found probable cause to believe the crimes were committed to benefit the "Tiny Locos" faction of the Norteño street gang out of Greenfield.

Prosecutors said Evans and other gang members stole two vehicles as Evans was participating in the TAILS program at Wonder Wood Ranch in Prunedale.

The director of the ranch testified at a preliminar

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