Gang member who allegedly ambushed and shot a man in DeLuz pleads not guilty

VISTA - A documented gang member who allegedly ambushed another young man near Camp Pendleton, seriously hurting him, pleaded not guilty today to a charge of premeditated attempted murder.

Sergio Huerta Ramirez, 19, was ordered held on $1 million bail.

Ramirez was arrested Thursday at a friend's home in Fallbrook during a parole and probation compliance sweep, sheriff's Lt. Todd Richardson said.

Shortly before 1 p.m. on Jan. 3, Ramirez allegedly opened fire on a moving Chevrolet truck with a pistol near De Luz Road and Harris Trail. The pickup veered off the road and crashed into a tree and a...