“The felony threat - that was the heart of the case,” said Murphy, whose office prosecuted the case so the district attorney’s office would not have a conflict. With Wednesday’s plea, Murphy agreed to drop an allegation that Cardwell committed the crime on behalf of the gang.Īnother threat charge and a forgery charge, stemming from fake bank account information Cardwell gave when he placed the ad, were also dropped. Through a spokeswoman, Pacheco declined to comment.Ĭardwell pleaded not guilty in September after investigators traced the ad to him through cellphone records. The ad was not placed “in connection with any gang,” he said.
Michael Murphy said Cardwell’s ties to the gang remain unclear, but “he clearly associates with them.”Ĭardwell’s attorney, Richard Carnero, said Wednesday that his client is not a gang member. Pacheco and police said the ad appeared to be a response to Pacheco’s announcement the previous day that he was seeking an injunction to restrict members of Riverside’s East Side Riva gang from gathering and to force them to adhere to a curfew.Ĭardwell’s brother-in-law is a member of the gang, officials say. 25 for a “Big Blowout, Going Out of Business” yard sale with proceeds to benefit the “Rod Pacheco memorial fund.” It listed the district attorney’s home address and phone number.
Rod Pacheco in a newspaper ad pleaded guilty Wednesday to making a threat and could face as much as three years in prison.Ĭhandler William Cardwell, 33, worked in the Riverside Press-Enterprise’s classified advertising department when he placed an ad Aug. A Perris man accused of threatening Riverside County Dist.
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