Crime & Safety
Hemet Brothers Accused in Gang Attack, Robbery of Temecula Park Custodians Sentenced
Both men are headed to prison for several years.
MURRIETA, CA - Two brothers who robbed and roughed up maintenance staff at a Temecula park were each sentenced Monday to eight years in state prison.
Derek DeKing Noble, 23, and Dextric Anthony Noble, 25, both of Hemet, each pleaded guilty last month to assault likely to produce great bodily injury and a sentence-enhancing gang activity allegation.
In exchange for their admissions, the Riverside County District Attorney's Office dropped robbery charges against the pair.
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Superior Court Judge Mark Mandio certified the terms of the plea agreement and imposed the sentences stipulated by the prosecution and defense.
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The brothers were arrested in early August following a Riverside County sheriff's investigation.
According to sheriff's Sgt. Chris Gaskins, shortly after midnight on July 30, the convicted felons and two teenage boys, whose names were not released, allegedly confronted two custodians making repairs at Margarita Community Park.
The defendants demanded that the maintenance men hand over their cash and other valuables and became physical when the victims didn't immediately comply, Gaskins said.
The victims ultimately surrendered their personal belongings, and the brothers, along with their juvenile accomplices, fled the park, the sergeant said.
Deputies arrived a few minutes later but were unable to locate the perpetrators.
Gaskins said that evidence collected afterward led to the teens being arrested on Aug. 5. Their case is being handled in juvenile court.
The Noble brothers were located at their apartment on Rosalia Avenue the following day and were taken into custody without incident.
According to court records, Derek Noble has prior convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. His older brother has prior convictions for burglary, shoplifting and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
— By City News Service.
