Oxnard man gets 16 years for gang-related knife attack in restaurant parking lot

A 20-year-old Ventura County man was sentenced to 16 years in state prison for a violent 2024 gang-related assault, officials announced Monday.   On Aug. 19, 2024, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, Sergio Contreras and three other individuals, all gang members, pulled into the parking lot of an El Rio restaurant. Investigators say that [...]