Alleged gang member gets life prison term for 2005 killing
An alleged gang member convicted of murdering the 18-year-old son of a Monterey Park police lieutenant was sentenced by a judge to 164 years to life in prison this afternoon in West Valley Superior Court.
Paul Anguiano, 26, was convicted by a jury in May 2008 of shooting and killing Dennis Vaughn Harris, 18, and attempting to murder three other men during an Oct. 4, 2005 confrontation in Rancho Cucamonga.
Anguiano has maintained that he was misidentified as the shooter by sheriff's deputies, and prior to his sentencing today he faced Harris' family in court and pleaded his innocence.
"I can tell you from one man to another, I didn't kill your son," Anguiano said to Eugene Harris, Dennis Harris' father.
Dennis Harris, of Corona, was shot and killed near a market on 25th Street near Hermosa Avenue.
He and three friends had been in a fight earlier in the day with Anguiano and some of his friends, prosecutors say, and they had returned to confront the men when the shooting occurred.
Prosecutors allege Anguiano shot and killed Harris, then fired at the other three men as they fled the area, wounding one of them.
Before Anguiano was sentenced this afternoon, Harris' mother and father spoke in open court about their son and his death.
"My son will be able to rest in peace now," said Maria Harris, Dennis Harris' mother.
Eugene Harris, a police officer of 20 years, said that after Anguiano is sentenced, the alleged Cucamonga Kings gang member becomes irrelevant. "I'm not going to think about you at all," he said.
It was after Eugene and Maria Harris' comments that Anguiano pleaded his innocence to them.
"All I can tell you is I didn't do it," Anguiano said.
Before he was sentenced, Anguiano unsuccessfully argued that he should be granted a new trial.
Anguiano, with the assistance of his defense attorney, Maryanne Murphy, argued that Anguiano's trial attorney failed to raise issues during the trial that would have helped his case.
Judge Raymond Haight rejected Anguiano's motion for a new trial.
Anguiano has 60 days to file a notice of intent to appeal his case, Haight said at the end of the hearing.
I think he needs to go to jail and start doing his time
Justice was served. Need to locate rest of gang members and lock them up. Get them off of the streets.
How can you people be so happy when an innocent man will be behind bars for the rest of his life, and the real killer is free. Just because he is a bald heaaded chicano that does not make him a murder. If there is anyone that can help Paul please help him.
HE IS INNOCENT... Help convict the real killer.Then we can all sleep soundly at night.
Thank you for your time.
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. Can;t be
alleged, if he was found guilty.
That guy deserves to rot in hell for all the crap he put that poor boys family through. I know by experience how painful it is to lose someone you love. The idiot who killed my boyfriend wants another trial too. Lets just hope the justice system does not let us down and puts murderers where they belong!
FUCK ALL U LAME ASS FOOS FREE THE HOMIE PAUL HE DIDNT EVEM KILL THAT PIECE A SHIT NIGGER
CUCAMONGA KINGS GANG
PAUL ANGUIANO IS A BIZNATCH AND SO ARE YOU MOUSE. YALL BEANERS WAS SCARED TO GET BEATDOWN SO YALL PULLED DA BURNER. WELL DIS DENNIS IN FRONT OF ME AND I'LL BE BEHIND BARS ON EVERYTHING. FAGGOT CUCA KINGS. DENNIS WENT OUT LIKE A G BUT YO HOMEBOY GOING OUT LIKE A MARK TRYNA PLEAD HIS INNOCENTS....STUPID WETBACK. BLAM ALL YOU STRAWBERRY PICKIN CORONA DRINKIN BEAN EATIN BORDER HOPPIN WETBACKS. WHATS UP NOW
Whoever the fuck mouse is this is to you homie! Yeah that nigger dennis was my cousin. He can be a nigger all he wants but guess who dumb ass sitting in a state prison for life for pulling the trigger. It dont occur to you that Paul must of thought my cousin wasent all that much of a piece of shit because i know if i thought somebody was a piece of shit, I damn sure wouldnt waste my time pulling a trigger on that person like an idiot, and waste my whole life getting handled by grown ass men in a 8 by 10 foot room every fuckin day!!!
I see the problem here! All this racial tension. all this strawberry, corona drinking, fried chicken, watermelon eating non sense. All you guys are doing is looking at whats in front of you. You dont use your minds and your numbers and create something positive. Its the faceless motherfuckers that are playing us like a game of chess. You blacks and mexicans just see what makes you different and never communicate to establish one goal. UNITY! we are all divided and blind. Instead of busting a hustle to sell rocks, cocaine meth and all that junk. Those drugs were made by some big shot faceless fuck that wants all you idiots to shoot up each other. Make that cash to hand it over to the rich, while he hands you that death certificate of a baggie full of crack. you hustle out there and keep getting your own people sick and just keep destroying your community. your culture and yourselves.
Racism will never die, but neither does unity.
Im sorry for the homie that was smoked and for the dude serving life. but we need to stop the hatred and focus it on knowledge. Street knowledge thru integrity and pride from were we come from.
P.S. Fuck the Monterey Park Police. They are the type of cops that use intimidation and racism against its own citizens. Thus not protecting us!
I love this; coloreds and muds fighting each other. The Klan controls all the power positions in the police and we will always pit you against each other. Why should we waste our great white brain power when we can turn you loose on each other. Have fun jigs and beans.
Fuck u fagits talking bout my cuzin the only reason they tried him is cuz them fagit police Hate the last name we carry free my cuzin anguianos 4ever
On mya mama I hope all u cuca queen bitches rest in piss. Y'all took my nigga away from me. Fucc all u wet Bacc mutha fuccas. I hope u die a nice slow death in prison u bitch. D was like a bro to me and about 50other people. Rip dvh we will always love and miss u. And fucc yo last name I carry.
I believe this guy is not guilty. Something tells me he is innocent and just because hes mexican and a so called gang member makes him the killer! I hope someone helps this guy and helps prove his inocence!! My prayers go out to him and his family because they are also victims in this matter. I can tell the Monterey Park police are a bunch of racist!!! And by the way stop calling mexicans beaners and wetbacks respect to earn respect!!! Im a proud ANGUIANO & MEXICAN for life!!!
fuk cuca kings es cp naw gang bangin cuca k all day
n.i.p 2 my nigga havic
so glad that dude locked up...i thought they would never find em.. glad to watch them make an example of an idiot who will now watch himself only through the steel bars he stands in front of.R.I.P Dennis we all love and miss you..
fucc all u bitch ass punk ass beaners. go bacc 2 messico. nd tht nigga ANGUIANO lucky he went tha pen cuz if we got 2 cuh it was gon c ugly. hoe ass nigga took my bro nd now yo whole dirty ass family gon suffer while u n west valley takin it n tha ass errynite. then ya'll beaners gon rot in hell as a dirty ass messican family. bitch ass beaners cuh.. on tha gang ne bitch ass beaners come tha CPs u gettin tha .45. mothafucc ne body wit tht bitch ass nigga last name. ne dirty ass hoe ass sisters this nigga had or his fuccin 23 cent hoe ass momma. fucc cucu queens. weak ass beaners aint nvr been a factor.. all beaners can rest in piss. nd i hope yo moms cry hard everynite u gone bitch
E/S CP NAW GANG 1000HB
I dont think he is guilty . &its none of your business . so idk why people say something about a topic they have no knowledge about . why focus on if he was guilty , why not focus on his representation by the lawyer? quite with the negativity . just be glad it wasnt you.
hell yeah fuck them cuca kings for killen the big homie dennis..how can u call urself a gang when there is only like 10 members..dont be surprised to see some niggas from LA bring the AK's n the bazookas to kill off all u weak ass bald-headed,no hands-havin ass mutha fuckas.yall thought it was bad when one of ur youngsters got shot 5 times? u havent seen shit yet!! i promise its gonna be no more cuca kings in rancho.. u faggots always say "fuck niggers" n shit..i will personally love to swiss cheese yall mutha fuckas with my fully automatic 45 glock and Jalyssa ANGUIANO i suggest u move out that hood or ur whole family will be also included in the genocide }:)
OKAY SO I KNEW DENNIS AS WELL AS PAUL. BUT I CAN SAY THIS, PAUL IS INNOCENT. HE IS AN ANGUIANO AND IN CUCAMONGA COPS HATE ALL ANGUIANO'S. EVIDANCE SHOWS THE KILLER HAD NOOO TATS ON HIS ARM, PAUL ON THE OTHER HAND IS TATTED UP ON HIS WHOLE ARM!! R.I.P DENNIS, BUT PAUL IS NOT GUILTY. ND HE WILL GET OUT ONE DAY. AND ALL THIS SHIT TALKING BACK AND FORTH IS STUPID, LET'S BE HONEST IF NAW CAME INTO CUCAMONGA IT WOULD BE OVER. #JUST SAYING. AND YES SHOT 5 TIMES, NOT KILLED! ALL THIS TALKING ABOUT HAVING NO HANDS, WELL U GUYS DIDNT GET OUT THE CAR TO EVEN TRY TO DECIDE THT.