

The shooting occurred on the evening of June 14, 2019, inside the Costco at 480 N. He was off duty, acting as a father in self-defense and protecting his child." "Sal was not acting as a police officer when he was attacked. "The arrest of Sal Sanchez is a product of the politically motivated program by the California attorney general to prosecute police officers," Winslow said. Sanchez's attorney, David Winslow, released a statement calling the AG's decision "a political stunt that does absolutely nothing to protect the public." No matter who you are, nobody is above the law."

Ultimately, any loss of life is a tragedy and being licensed to carry a gun doesn't mean you're not accountable for how you use it. "That's exactly what these charges are about: pursuing justice after an independent and thorough review of the evidence and the law. "Where there's reason to believe a crime has been committed, we will seek justice," Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement. If the defendant fails to post bond, he is tentatively slated to make an initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon at the Riverside Hall of Justice. In addition to the manslaughter count, the criminal complaint filed by the state alleges two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, as well as sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations. Sanchez was booked into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside, where he's being held on $155,000 bail. Salvador Alejandro Sanchez, 31, of Corona was taken into custody by California Department of Justice agents on Red Bluff Road in Riverside shortly before 10 a.m. (CNS) - An ex-LAPD officer who fatally shot a developmentally disabled man who shoved him to the floor of a Corona Costco during an unexplained confrontation that also led to the former lawman shooting the man's parents was arrested Monday for voluntary manslaughter and other alleged offenses.
