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An evacuation warning remained in effect in the hillside zones north of Silverwood Lake and south of the community of Lugo, while the Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area remains closed to the public.

If convicted, Mestanza, Padilla, Lugo, Valencia and Alban would face up to 20 years in federal prison for each robbery charge.

On July 10, Mestanza, Lugo and Alban allegedly scouted the Brink’s semitruck, which was loaded with 73 bags containing the jewelers’ wares, according to the indictment.

On March 2, 2022 — a little more than four months before the Brink’s episode — prosecutors alleged that Mestanza, Lugo, Valencia and others used multiple vehicles, including Padilla’s, to follow a truck carrying Samsung electronics from Ontario.

When the vehicle stopped at a store in Ontario, Mestanza, Lugo, Valencia and others allegedly distracted the driver inside the shop while some in the group stole the electronics, which were later valued at about $241,000.