Written by Three north area Sacramento street gang members have been convicted of first-degree murder in a robbery killing that took place in an apartment complex on San Juan Road.
Jurors today convicted Marquel Lamar Dixon, 18, in the Dec. 15, 2009, shooting death of Perrell Marquis Waters, 19. A separate jury on Thursday found 22-year-old Marcus Scott Jr. guilty. A third panel on Tuesday returned the first-degree murder conviction on Ronald Delano Grant, 21.
All three defendants also were convicted of the second-degree robbery of Waters.
Evidence at trial showed that Scott and Grant were the gunmen in the killing, although it was not conclusive which one fired the bullets that ended Waters’ life.
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Greta Curtis Fall scheduled the sentencing on Dixon and Scott for June 10. Grant is set to be sentenced on June 17.
A fourth defendant in the case, Jumal Aumal Gray, 21, pleaded guilty in December to voluntary manslaughter and second-degree robbery charges. Gray is due back in court May 20.
