Murder Charges dropped against Patrick Macon...

SAN BERNARDINO

Murder charges dropped against shooting suspect

Prosecutors dropped murder charges against Patrick Shaun Macon, who was charged with two separate San Bernardino homicides, after having problems getting cooperation from witnesses, according to the District Attorney's Office.

However, prosecutors can still charge the 30-year-old Macon again at a later date. In the meantime, Macon is serving a 23-year sentence in state prison after a jury found him guilty in December 2008 in the shooting of Edward Griffin.

Murder charges in the shooting deaths of 28-year-old Aaron Hines and 21-year-old Joshua Stanton were dismissed Oct. 25 in San Bernardino Superior Court, according to court records.

Hines, of San Bernardino, was shot shortly before 10 p.m. in the 1500 block of West Gilbert Street, in San Bernardino, on May 15, 2003. He was inside a vehicle parked on the street with several other men nearby.

Stanton, of Rialto, was shot dead in the 1600 block of West 10th Street, in San Bernardino, on August 12, 2006. An argument erupted at a gathering of about 200 people at a home near West 10th and Tiajuana streets when gunshots rang out, police said.

10th street murda block....SB's Bermuda triangle.....a whole alotta dudes got blasted on that street...