Two men who held up five tourists in Pacific Beach, and one who held up a La Jolla woman by himself, both pleaded guilty Thursday to all charges.
\nEphraim Jacob Byers, 21, faces the longest term of 21 years and six months in prison because he admitted to personally using a gun when he held up the La Jolla woman on Coast Boulevard on May 12 at night.
\nDeputy District Attorney Lucy Yturralde said the gun allegation against Byers carries a 10-year prison term which is why his sentence is the longest. Kyle James Holland, 20, faces 11 years in prison, she said. Both men also pleaded guilty to making a criminal threat to one victim.
\nSan Diego Superior Court Judge Michael Groch set sentencing for Feb. 15 in the new courthouse at 1100 Union Street. Both men remain in jail.
\nByers also pleaded guilty to petty theft in an incident at a Pacific Beach business in which an employee\u2019s I-phone was stolen last March. The petty theft charge adds six months to the sentence.
\nBoth Byers and Holland were identified by most of the witnesses in a preliminary hearing on Oct. 19.
\nTres mujeres que estaban de vacaciones juntas de Arizona y una pareja tambi\u00e9n de Arizona fueron detenidas en dos incidentes en Pacific Beach en los que sus tel\u00e9fonos celulares y otros art\u00edculos fueron sustra\u00eddos.
\nLisa Garris testific\u00f3 que ella y su esposo fueron asaltados a las 2 am del 24 de julio despu\u00e9s de que salieran de un bar de Pacific Beach mientras estaban de vacaciones aqu\u00ed desde Arizona.
\n\u201cDos tipos saltaron de la oscuridad con un cuchillo\u201d, dijo Garris.
\nLa detective Stephanie Audette testific\u00f3 que entrevist\u00f3 a Holland despu\u00e9s de su arresto el 24 de julio y \u00e9l le dijo que \u201cestaba actuando como vig\u00eda\u201d. Ella dijo que Holland admiti\u00f3 que Byers le dio algo de dinero por ayudarlo en los atracos.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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