Eight people were arrested early Sunday morning after a gang
fight in the parking lot of the StriXe lounge in the Tennant
Station shopping center.
Morgan Hill – Eight people were arrested early Sunday morning after a gang fight in the parking lot of the StriXe lounge in the Tennant Station shopping center.
Another person was detained on suspicion of being drunk in public and later released after police responded to a call about a house party on Via Sorrento also Sunday morning at approximately 1:40am, according to Morgan Hill police Cmdr. David Swing.
California Highway Patrol officers and Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies responded to assist Morgan Hill police with the gang fight.
No weapons were seen, but officers found a large group of people fighting outside the bar and arrested eight people: Arthur Hernandez, 36, of Hollister; Jocelyn Gonzalez, 21, of Hollister; Carlos Gonzalez, 24, of Hollister; Jason Sevilla, 18, city of residence unavailable; Anthony DeJesus, 19, city of residence unavailable; Travis Persijn, 21, city of residence unavailable; Abel Charirez, 19, city of residence unavailable; and Evan Martinez, 18, city of residence unavailable.
Swing said witnesses reported hearing the fighters yelling gang slurs at each other. He said he didn’t know if any of those involved in the fight were injured.
