Accomplice, Detective Among Final Witnesses in Stearns Wharf Murder Trial

Accomplice Ricardo Tomas Jauregui-Moreno testified in Santa Barbara County Superior Court on Monday that he heard gunshots and ran from the scene after a fatal shooting at Stearns Wharf in December 2022.

Jauregui-Moreno took the stand on Monday to testify in the third week of the murder trial of 25-year-old Jiram Tenorio Ramon. Jauregui-Moreno also talked about his own role in the shooting death of Robert Dion Gutierrez.

Prosecutors allege that the shootout occurred as part of a gang-related altercation near the entrance to Stearns Wharf, during which Tenorio Ramon allegedly shot and killed Gutierrez. The prosecution contends that Gutierrez, a tourist, was an innocent bystander…

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