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Josue Orozco sentenced to 43 years for 2005 fatal shooting

Josue Orozco
A 20-year-old man who was the youngest person charged as an adult for murder in San Mateo County in 2005 was sentenced Friday to 43 years in state prison, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.Josue Orozco was 14 years old when he was charged in connection with the July 12, 2005, fatal shooting of 21-year-old Francisco Rodriguez. Read More

Man accused of Redwood City gang killing gets 43 years in plea deal

Josue Orozco
The youngest person in San Mateo County history to be charged as an adult with murder was sentenced to 43 years in prison Friday after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter and witness dissuasion. Read More

Case of Josue Orozco, Peninsula’s youngest murder suspect, may reach conclusion

The long-running case of the youngest person ever charged as an adult in San Mateo County might come to a conclusion today after several twists that include a jail escape and alleged witness intimidation. Josue Orozco was 14 years old in 2005 when he allegedly shot 21-year-old rival gang member Francisco Rodriguez in the back of the head. Read More

San Mateo County close to wrapping up Josue Orozco case

Josue Orozco
The outrageous, long-running saga of the youngest person charged as an adult for murder in San Mateo County history may find closure Friday. Read More

Fugitive teen murder suspect arrested

The teenage murder suspect whose Valentine’s Day escape from a juvenile detention facility on the Peninsula sparked a jail reform investigation was arrested Wednesday in Texas. Seven months after Josue Raul Orozco fled by leaping over a wall of the Youth Services Center in the Eichler Highlands neighborhood near San Mateo, police arrested the 18-year-old in San Antonio just after 9 p.m, San Antonio police said. Read More
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