About 8 months later, 3 men arrested for robbing a Grass Valley store are facing a trial. Following a 2-day preliminary hearing, a Nevada County judge has ruled that there’s enough evidence to try Joseph and James Sandoval and Anthony Vicente. Assistant County D-A Chris Walsh says the trio robbed the Hot Spot Smoke Shop in January…

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The pursuit, which occurred the next day, ended in Sacramento, where the Sandovals were arrested. But Vicente escaped and wasn’t arrested until about 3 weeks later, in Alameda County. Walsh says 2 vehicles were also stolen during those 2 days. Walsh says efforts to reach a plea agreement were unsuccessful…

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The trio is scheduled to be arraigned on September 28th. Walsh says it’ll likely be at least 2 months, and perhaps as long as 6 months, before a trial would begin.