MARTINEZ, Calif. — In a case that reflects the sweeping impact of California’s evolving juvenile justice reform laws, Gabriel “Snoop” Roberson, 49, who has served decades in prison for a 1994 Antioch shooting, reached a new plea agreement overturning his multiple life sentences and making him eligible for release within five years.
Roberson has long maintained his innocence, and on Nov. 3, 2025, he pleaded no contest to one count of voluntary manslaughter and four counts of attempted murder with a gang enhancement. He was resentenced to 35 years in prison, and with credit for time served, he now stands to do five years or less. The exact calculation will be determined by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
The plea agreement follows recent juvenile justice reforms in California that reopened cases in which individuals were tried as adults despite being minors at the time of the alleged offenses. Roberson was 17 when the shooting occurred and charges were filed…