Judge advances gang-related assault case against three defendantsProsecutors say the defendants repeatedly kicked, punched, and stomped an unconscious victim– Three co-defendants will face trial on assault charges following a preliminary hearing in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, District Attorney Dan Dow announced. The three defendants allegedly participated in a group assault near Hotel Cerro in downtown San Luis Obispo on Oct. 6, 2024. “Gang violence has no place in San Luis Obispo County,” District Attorney Dan Dow said. The San Luis Obispo Police Department, the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigators, and the Santa Maria Police Department investigated the case. They are scheduled for arraignment at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 17 in Department 6 of San Luis Obispo County Superior Court.