Santa Barbara prosecutors on Friday formally announced charges against four adults and one juvenile for the fatal June 1 stabbing of 29-year-old Alberto Torres.
Angel Barajas, 31; Igor Ortiz, 20; and Adelain Ibarra, 20, were all charged with murder. Barajas and Ortiz were charged with doing the actual stabbing. Alondra Ochoa, 18, was charged with accessory to murder. All four received enhanced charges for their alleged involvement in a criminal street gang.
Prosecutors said the group, reportedly members of the city’s Westside gang, had gathered the evening of May 31 with plans to spraypaint Westside graffiti in Eastside territory. They also talked about finding and attacking an Eastside gang member.