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SALT LAKE CITY — Two men have been charged with murder in the shooting death of a suspected rival gang member.
Antonio Andino, 34, and Timothy James Ford, 26, each were charged in 3rd District Court with one count of murder, a first-degree felony, in the Oct. 13 shooting of two men.
Both men were in jail for unrelated incidents when the charges were filed Friday.
Police said Christian Arenas, 19, and a 20-year-old man, both reportedly members of a rival gang, were sitting in a Chevy Malibu parked near 405 N. Pamela Way shortly after midnight when Andino and Ford pulled alongside them in a stolen Subaru Forester.
"Hey, do you guys bang?" Ford asked, according to court documents.
"Yeah, homie. We bang," the 20-year-old man responded.
Ford then shot at the men with Andino's gun, striking Arenas in the forehead and killing him and injuring the 20-year-old man, court documents state. Police found five bullet holes in the Malibu.
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The next day, Andino reportedly disposed of the gun. When the Subaru was recovered, police located two spent shell casings in the car.
Andino was captured after a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle on Nov. 15 and was booked into Salt Lake County Jail, police said. Ford, who was on parole, was taken into custody by a parole officer in Vernal. He was booked into Uintah County Jail.
Ford was also charged with five counts of discharging a firearm — two first-degree felonies and three third-degree felonies — as well as possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, a second-degree felony.
Andino also faces four counts of discharging a firearm — two first-degree felonies and two third-degree felonies — as well as one count each of obstructing justice, theft by receiving stolen property, and possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, all second-degree felonies.
Andino was named the Salt Lake Metro Gang Unit's Public Enemy No. 1 for the week of May 2, 2005, after he shot at a man one month earlier while trying to take his drugs and money. Andino pleaded guilty later that year to one third-degree count of aggravated assault and was sentenced to up to six years in prison.
