Last Updated on March 14, 2018 by CCAR Staff
Two gang members each face 50 years to life in prison after a jury found them guilty of killing of a man at a Rialto bus stop in 2014 stemming from a feud dating back to when the attackers were in middle school.
Anthony Albert, 21, of Fontana and 22-year-old Noah Davis of Ontario are scheduled to to be sentenced April 27 for the slaying of David Richardson, Jr. following the jury’s Friday, March 9, verdict, according to a San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office news release and court records.
A third man, 22-year-old Calvin Ranson of Fontana, pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter Jan. 12 in connection to the case. Ranson faces 17 years and 8 months in state prison.
On the evening of Dec. 4, 2014, authorities say Richardson was on his cellphone waiting for a bus near Riverside and Walnut avenues when Albert, Ransom and Davis walked up behind him and opened fire.
“When Mr. Albert opened fire, Mr. Richardson tried to run away from his attacker but couldn’t,” Deputy District Attorney Mallory Miller said. “The victim was caught off-guard and the defendant, benefiting from the element of surprise, used this advantage to hit his target at least six of the seven times he pulled the trigger. One bullet hit square in Mr. Richardson’s back and another through the back of his head. He ultimately died face down in the street in a pool of his own blood, still holding his cellphone.”
Davis and Ranson waited for Albert and then left after the shooting, officials said.
The motive stemmed from a gang feud dating back to 2005, prosecutors said. At that time, the trio were about 9 to 10 years old.
On the evening of the shooting, prosecutors argued the three were driving through their gang’s territory and noticed Richardson at the bus stop. They believed the 21-year-old was “the enemy,” according to the statement.
“After parking the vehicle, a passenger handed a loaded handgun back to Albert, Davis and Ransom,” the release said.
The three got out of the vehicle and “Albert snuck up behind him and opened fire,” officials said.
