Arroyo Grande man arrested for burglary
February 6, 2013
Sepehr Moarefy
An Arroyo Grande man who had been arrested for shooting a man in San Luis Obispo in 2011 is now in jail for attempted robbery.
Sepehr Moarefy, 22, of Arroyo Grande and Jeffrey Marqell Hawkins, 28, of Long Beach attempted to rob a man on a street in Berkeley on Jan. 31 when a passing police officer spotted the altercation and arrested the alleged robbers.
Officers arrested Moarefy on suspicion of robbery, making criminal threats, committing a felony while on bail and using a firearm during a felony, among other violations. He remain in the Santa Rita Jail with bail set at $165,000
In 2011, San Luis Obispo Police officers arrested Moarefy on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting at a man riding in a car on Madonna Road.
The victim and two of his friends were driving on the frontage section of Madonna Road when they passed a car driven by Moarefy. He allegedly stepped out of his car and fired a round into the red compact car hitting the victim.
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