Texas tattoo artist has been ordered to serve consecutive life prison terms over a 2008 gang-related double slaying.

A judge in San Antonio on Thursday sentenced 27-year-old Juan "Joker" Gomez after he pleaded guilty to two counts of murder.
The San Antonio Express-News reports Gomez admitted to solicitation of murder for allegedly targeting his former lawyer and a witness while in jail. The charge was then dropped, but considered toward his murder sentence. He must serve 60 years before being considered for parole.
The defense says Gomez thought he was being targeted for a drug gang hit.
Prosecutors say Steven Bustamante and Juan Marcelo Alvarez had nothing to do with gangs and were shot after Gomez called them to the business.
A co-defendant still faces a capital murder charge.

Dean Johnson was shot a number of times while he sat in the back of a friend's car on Moorefield Avenue in Neilstown at around 9pm

Dean Johnson was shot a number of times while he sat in the back of a friend's car on Moorefield Avenue in Neilstown at around 9pm 
Gardaí have described the killing of the young man as a "terrible act".

One shocked neighbour in Neilstown said: "There's a child without a father and a mother without a son

Dean Johnson was sitting in the back of a friends car when he was shot at least four times in the head and chest.

The 20-year-old father of one was rushed to Tallaght hospital but died a short time later.

Although known to gardaí, Johnson was not believed to be involved in any major criminal activity.

They say they have no clear motive but are following a number of lines of inquiry.

The attacker is described as a man in his 20s of stocky build wearing a grey hoody and grey tracksuit bottoms.

alleged Red Scorpions gang member pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug and gun charges after his former girlfriend decided to testify against him.

After delivering his opening statement on the first day of trial for Jason William Brown and Terra Lynn George in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, Crown prosecutor Peter Eccles stayed the charges against George and announced that she would be the Crown's first witness.

After a brief break, Brown changed his plea to guilty for two of the five charges he faced -- the rest were stayed.

Brown and George were charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime and possessing a restricted firearm with ammunition. Brown faced an additional charge of possession of a firearm contrary to an order.

In the fall of 2009 Abbotsford police began investigating Brown's activities and set up surveillance of his Aldergrove home. On the evening of Nov. 12 police executed a search warrant on the house.

A safe was found bolted to the floor in the closet of the master bedroom. After removing the safe and prying it open, officers found two one-kilogram bricks of cocaine, two bags containing 26 grams of cocaine, 493 grams of crystal methamphetamine, $7,700 in Canadian currency, two boxes containing 91 rounds of 9-mm ammunition, a case with a 9-mm semi-automatic handgun inside and an eight-round magazine.

In the office, police found digital scales, a money counter, a video recorder and a monitor for exterior video cameras.

Investigators determined that Brown and George lived in the house after finding personal items and documents belonging to the pair.

Brown admitted to possessing cocaine and meth for the purpose of trafficking and possessing a restricted firearm and readily accessible ammunition.

Eccles said he plans to ask for a six- or seven-year prison sentence. There is a mandatory three-year sentence for the gun charge and Eccles said he wants that to run consecutive to the drug sentence.

"Crown and the Abbotsford Police Department are deeply concerned about handguns," Eccles said.

A sentencing date will be set next week.

Brown is also believed to be a former associate of the East End chapter of the Hells Angels.