An Oceanside gang member who was 17 years old when he shot and killed a police officer in 2006 could potentially walk free from prison this week after 18 years in custody due to a series of ...

A judge ruled Monday that the case of an Oceanside gang member who was 17 years old when he ambushed and fatally shot a police officer in 2006 should not be handled in Juvenile Court, rejecting a ...

Meki Gaono was 17 when he and two alleged gang members opened fire on Officer Dan Bessant days before Christmas in 2006. He was arrested, convicted of murder and sentenced in 2009 to life without ...

Prosecutors said the killing occurred during a period when Oceanside police were particularly focused on gang activity in the city's "back gate" area near Camp Pendleton. Gaono's attorney ...

Prosecutors said the killing occurred during a period when Oceanside police were particularly focused on gang activity in the city's "back gate" area near Camp Pendleton. Gaono's attorney ...

A gang member who shot and killed an Oceanside Police officer in 2006 was back in court Monday for resentencing due to a recent change in state law affecting juveniles convicted as adults.

Prosecutors said the killing occurred during a period when Oceanside police were particularly focused on gang activity in the city’s “back gate” near Camp Pendleton. Gaono’s attorney ...