October 1, 2009
Parolee, gang-banger charged with assaulting cop with deadly weapon, battery on cop, meth for sale
A 24-year-old man shot by a San Mateo police detective during a drug raid has been charged with assaulting a police officer, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Police say Joseph Ortega, a parolee and documented gang member, slammed his Mitsubishi into a car carrying officers to a house in the 1400 block of Newbridge Avenue on Aug. 13. The officers were coming to the home to serve a drug search warrant on 25-year-old Hector Ramirez, who police say is a parolee and documented gang member.
Before officers could get into the residence, Ramirez walked out of the house and got into the passenger side of Ortega's Mitsubishi, which was parked on the street. Ortega drove into the police car, and then an officer who has not been identified shot him in the heart, police said. Ortega survived but the bullet is still in his heart. He has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and battery on a police officer, said assistant deputy district attorney Karen Guidotti. She said both charges are felonies and Ortega faces up to five years in prison if convicted…
LINK - InsideBayArea.com
