Teenagers detained after fight at Galvan Park
Morgan Hill – Two Morgan Hill teenagers were taken to Juvenile Hall last week after an alleged gang fight in Galvan Park, according to Morgan Hill police Cmdr. Joe Sampson.
The teens, ages 15 and 16, were charged with violation of probation and battery with serious bodily injury.
Morgan Hill police Officer Rod Krewson responded to a report of a fight in the park at approximately 9:15pm April 17. The original call, Sampson said, indicated there was a group of 15 subjects fighting. When Krewson arrived, he found three teenage males running through the park. With assistance, Krewson detained all three teens.
“They all had injuries on their hands, injuries that indicated some sort of fight or assault had gone on,” Sampson said.
While the youths were detained, officers discovered that two of the males were on probation already for gang activities, and were wearing ankle bracelets because they were supposed to be on house arrest, Sampson said.
The third teen was released.
Meanwhile, Krewson was continuing on patrol when, at 10:55pm, he saw a red car matching the description of a car that was thought to be associated with the earlier fight. The car was speeding down Dunne Avenue, Sampson said, so Krewson stopped it. Rasario Green, 18, of Morgan Hill, was driving the car with a passenger, his sister, a minor, Sampson said.
Green was injured and told Krewson that he thought his jaw was broken. He said that he was at the park when he saw the three teens, and his sister told him the teens were Norteños who had harassed her on another occasion. Green and his sister are Sureño sympathizers, Sampson said.
Green told Krewson the fight began when the alleged Norteños started throwing gang signals and yelling, “Village boys,” and “VML,” at them. He told Krewson he approached the teens, they exchanged words and “went chest to chest,” Sampson said.
Outnumbered, Green was knocked to the ground, punched and kicked, but managed to run to his car and drive away, Sampson said. When Krewson stopped his car later, Green said he was trying to figure out what to do.
Marilyn Dubil covers education and law enforcement for The Times. Reach her at (408) 779-4106 ext. 202 or at md****@mo*************.com.
