From Sandy Louey:
A 31-year-old Sacramento man has been convicted of carjacking a man sitting in his truck at the Merritt Landing boat ramp south of Clarksburg.
Miguel Angel Castillo was convicted March 13 of carjacking with a firearm and faces a maximum of 19 years in state prison, according to a press release from the Yolo County District Attorney's Office. He is scheduled to be sentenced April 13.
During the jury trial, the victim testified that he was sitting in his truck on July 30, 2007 when Castillo approached him with a sawed-off shotgun, the release said. Castillo put the shotgun barrel through the driver's door window and told the man to get out of the truck if he didn't want to die, the release said.
The victim exited the vehicle and Castillo drove away, the release said. The victim waved down two fishermen nearby and used their cell phone to call police.
Officers with the Sacramento Police Department responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle on Aug. 8 and saw Castillo running from the stolen truck, the release said. Officers didn't catch Castillo until Aug. 10 when he was arrested in Sacramento after being contacted in another stolen vehicle, the release said.
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