UCSF police take man into custody in connection with Hells Angels homicide
By Lisa Fernandez and Sean Webby Mercury News 9/30/2011
A University of California San Francisco police officer spotted Ernesto Manuel Gonzalez, 53, of San Jose on Thursday about 8:20 p.m. and took him into custody, where Sparks, Nev. police will come to retrieve him, according to UCSF police.
Gonzalez was found in a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu parked in a dark area of Division and Alameda streets, a block away from UCSF headquarters.
The officer spotted Washington state license plates and thought Gonzalez was acting suspiciously. The officer asked for identification, and when he ran Gonzalez’s name, the officer realized he was wanted
in connection with the death of Jeffrey “Jethro” Pettigrew, 51, an iconic leader of the motorcycle club and an employee of the city of San Jose’s Department of Transportation.
Police in Nevada have been looking for Gonazalez since last Friday, when there was a deadly showdown at John Ascuaga’s Nugget casino in Sparks.
Contact Lisa Fernandez at 408-920-5002. Contact Sean Webby at 408-920-5003.
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