A California deputy was fatally shot by a man who authorities said should have been incarcerated under the state's 'three strikes law' but was out on bond.
This image provided by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department shows Deputy Isaiah Cordero.A California deputy was fatally shot during a traffic stop by a man who authorities said should have been incarcerated under the state's "three strikes" sentencing law but instead was out on bond.
The suspect was identified as William Shea McKay, a convicted felon who has an "extensive violent past," Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said during a news conference Thursday night, citing multiple assaults with deadly weapons and the stabbing of a California Highway Patrol canine.," according to Bianco. Based on the state's sentencing law regarding repeat felony convictions, he should have automatically been sentenced to 25 years to life, the sheriff said.
Court records show that on Nov. 8, 2021, McKay was found guilty of false imprisonment, evading a peace officer, criminal threats likely to result in death or great bodily injury and receiving stolen property. He was also found to be a felon who had serious prior convictions.His bail was reduced from $950,000 to $500,000 following the verdicts. The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office said it requested at the time that it be set at no bail.
Cordero was transported to the Riverside Community Hospital following the shooting, where he succumbed to his injuries, officials said.
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