By Khalida Sarwari
Three men accused in the 2008 slaying of Los Gatos restaurant owner Mark Achilli were found guilty of first-degree murder in Santa Clara County Superior Court this morning.
Esequiel “Paul” Garcia, Miguel Chaidez and Lucio Estrada were charged in connection with the shooting death of Achilli, who owned the popular downtown Los Gatos nightspot Mountain Charley’s saloon and the adjacent 180 Restaurant until 2007 when he sold them to Garcia.
The verdict was read this morning in the courtroom of Judge David Cena.