Five arrested in assault

Three men and two youths, all from Sonoma, were arrested Friday night following an assault near Maxwell Farms Regional Park.
Jorge Eduardo Gonzalez, 20; Marco Antonio Zuniga, 22; and Erik Zuniga, 19 – were booked into Sonoma County Jail for robbery, conspiracy, possessing stolen property and participating in a criminal street gang. The other suspects, aged 15 and 17, were taken to juvenile hall; their names were not released due to their age. Bail for the three adults was set at $25,000 each.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Pedersen said the victim, a 17-year-old Sonoma youth, was walking by the intersection of Verano Avenue and Hwy. 12 around 7 p.m. when at least one of the suspects “shouted a gang-related slur at the victim” from a passing pickup truck. Three of them allegedly jumped from the truck and assaulted the victim, taking his baseball cap, sunglasses and a personal stereo before fleeing.
Based on the victim’s description, deputies stopped the pickup truck about an hour and a half later on Shainsky Road at Broadway just south of Sonoma. Inside the truck, deputies allegedly found the five suspects and the victim’s property.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Greg Stashyn said the victim required no medical treatment. A spokesperson for the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office said Monday afternoon that the case was being reviewed but no court date had been set.