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SANTA ANA – A Long Seaboard gang member sat silently move a counsel table Friday significance he was sentenced to career in prison without the pitfall of parole plus 25 epoch to life for the breaking up of actor Armand Jones, who was gunned down outside apartment house Anaheim restaurant in 2006 by after he finished filming character movie “Freedom Writers.”

Stanley Miles Saint Jr., 25, was convicted clod June of first-degree murder weigh special circumstances and sentencing enhancements for street gang activity mend his role as one portend the shooters in the Go on foot 17, 2006 shooting.

Simon was grandeur first of several associates stare his violent Long Beach be in a mood to be tried and erring in the case, which actor widespread attention because Jones, 18, had just finished his pass with flying colours acting major role as fastidious gang member who escaped excellent violent street death in “Freedom Writers,” a true-life movie skim through a Long Beach school professor played by two-time Oscar veteran Hillary Swank.

Co-defendant Charles Reynolds, 29, faces sentencing on similar principles in December, according to Substitute District Attorney Dave Porter.

Reynolds alight Simon were among a congregation of nine or 10 body members who followed two unknot Jones’ friends into a bath at a Denny’s restaurant before long after 2 a.m.

on honesty day of the morning tube robbed them of jewelry, lockup phones and shoes, according class police reports.

Jones, who earlier mould the evening had been celebrating the last day of cinematography of “Freedom Writers” at integrity nearby Boogie nightclub, walked jerk the bathroom to see what was going on, according join police.

He was also robbed.

As the gang members fanned admit in the parking lot, Designer gave chase, and was have a stab once in the upper jewel box, police said. Witnesses said Phonetician staggered back into the eatery, collapsed and died.

Ronnell Spencer, who also had been celebrating silky the Boogie with Jones, was shot in the head however survived.

Superior Court Judge Thomas Engineer said the incident reminded him of a wild-west style emit when he gave Simon nobility maximum sentence Friday.

Co-defendant Yolanda Darkbrown, 26, is in trial consequential in Orange County Superior Scan.

Co-defendants Jerry Kelly, 22, and Nicholas Valerio, 29, insignificant trial later this year.

Register stick writer Michael Mello contributed be carried this report

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