Alleged gang member accused of stabbing two strangers in Fontana

Drop Out Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:05 pm

FONTANA - An alleged gang member on parole for resisting arrest has been charged with two counts of attempted murder for allegedly stabbing two strangers last week.
Jose Antonio Urbina, 20, is accused of attacking two teens Nov. 23 in the 9200 block of Live Oak Avenue in Fontana after one of the alleged victims said he belonged to a rival tagging crew, according to investigative reports attached to Urbina's court file.

Urbina was arrested Nov. 25 at a house in the 1000 block of East Elma Street in Ontario. He is reportedly a member of an Ontario street gang, but had recently moved to Fontana.

Urbina pleaded not guilty to attempted murder Wednesday in Fontana Superior Court. He remained jailed in lieu of nearly $2.3 million bail at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.

Shortly before 1 p.m. the day of the incident, the two alleged victims walked together toward a friend's house on Live Oak Avenue - about a half-mile east of the Auto Club Speedway - when a man identified as Urbina called out to them from behind, the victims told sheriff's detectives.

Urbina, who was with a second alleged suspect, reportedly asked the teens where they were from and whether they tag. One of the alleged victims said he was from a Fontana tagging crew, the victims told detectives.

In response, Urbina threw a beer can at the alleged victim and called out the name of an Ontario street gang, the victims told detectives.

Urbina and the second suspect then attacked the two alleged victims. Urbina allegedly stabbed the 18-year-old victim twice - in the back and the butt - and the 17-year-old victim once in the back.
The two victims ran south to their friend's house for help, and Urbina and the second alleged suspect ran north on Live Oak Avenue, the victims and another witness told detectives.

The two teens were treated for their wounds at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton. The 18-year-old victim suffered a collapsed lung, and the 17-year-old victim had a kidney removed, according to sheriff's reports.

Both victims identified Urbina as the alleged assailant in photo lineups presented to them by detectives.

In the course of their investigation, sheriff's detectives learned that Urbina often hung out at a home on Elma Street in Ontario that authorities believe is abandoned and frequented by gang members and drug users.

Detectives traveled there at about 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 25 and located Urbina. He alleged resisted arrest and was Tased before he was taken into custody.

Urbina, who reportedly has two felony convictions, declined to speak to detectives when he was arrested, according to investigative reports.

The second suspect in the stabbing incident was described by one of the victims as a Hispanic man about 18 or 19 years old. He is reportedly about 5 feet 7 inches tall, clean shaven, with a medium build, short hair and dark complexion.