Monterey County District Attorney Dean D. Flippo announced on
Friday, May 18 that on Thursday, May 17, Judge Carrie Panetta sentenced 24-year-old
Ricardo Balli of Gonzales, to a term of 6 years and 8 months in the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. On October 25 of 2017, a jury
found Balli guilty of 5 felony charges including battery causing serious bodily
injury, assault by means likely to cause great bodily injury, domestic violence,
and vandalism for 3 incidents involving 3 different female victims.
Additionally, the jury found true a special allegation that Balli personally
inflicted great bodily injury to 1 of the victims. During the October trial,
all 3 victims testified. The first victim, who was a stranger to Balli, was
struck by him at the King City Fairgrounds in May of 2016 with such force, she
lost consciousness. She was left with a concussion, injuries that
required 13 stitches and chipped teeth. Balli attacked the second victim, who
was his girlfriend at the time, in September of 2016 in the parking lot of the
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital when she was 3 months pregnant. She was
left with numerous bruises to her face and chest. Balli battered the third
victim, his current girlfriend, in the parking lot of the Pizza Factory
in Salinas in November of 2016. At
the sentencing hearing, the victim of the assault that occurred at the King
City Fairgrounds bravely
made a statement and explained the trauma she suffered as a result of Balli’s
conduct. A restraining order was granted prohibiting him from contacting the
second victim, his former girlfriend, for a period of 10 years. The case was investigated by Officer Ryan Kenedy of the King
City Police Department and Officers Anthony Yates, Guadalupe Gonzalez, Jared
Dominici, and Edgar Garcia of the Salinas Police Department.
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, on behalf of the King City Police Department is informing the community that the suspect vehicle involved in a quadruple homicide that occurred Sunday, March 3 on the 200 block of North Second Street in King City, has been located and recovered. The vehicle was located in an unincorporated area of South Monterey County. The King City Police Department is receiving assistance from multiple local and federal law enforcement partners in this investigation. Based on the nature of this investigation, no further details regarding the recovery of this vehicle are being released at this time. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office and the King City PD are asking the community for their assistance in reporting any information they may know regarding this incident which tragically left 4 people dead and 7 people injured, two with critical injuries. Information can be provided by contacting the following: King City Detective Sergeant Josh Partida 831-3
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