Never thought he’d be back in California so soon. Remember to stay out of the crossfire when visiting the ‘Row.
Jorge Luis Mendoza, the suspect in a November fatal shooting on Cannery Row, was extradited from Mexico and is now in Monterey County Jail, police said.
Mendoza, 21, was transported back to California on Saturday and turned over to Monterey police. He was booked on murder charges and his bail was set at $1.3 million.
On Nov. 23, 2016, police found Raul Melendez at the entrance to the Cannery Row parking garage, 601 Foam St., suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. First responders took Melendez, 28, to Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, where he died.
According to police, the original altercation started at the Giant Artichoke restaurant, 711 Cannery Row, which has since closed.
Cannery Row Crime – Murder Suspect Caught