Newsom has ‘blood’ on his hands after CA police officer killed by released convict, DA saysA California district attorney said Gov. Gavin Newsom has blood on his hands for the death of a Selma police officer, sparking a war of words with the Democratic governor who said she should "blame herself" for the young officer’s death.
Gonzalo Carrasco Jr., a 24-year-old officer with the Selma Police Department, was allegedly gunned down by a released convict on the job Tuesday. Authorities have identified the suspect as 23-year-old Nathaniel Dixon and said he was serving on probation as part of California's AB 109 law.
In a statement Tuesday, Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp blamed Newsom for Carrasco’s death, as well as "every legislator in the state of California who supports this over-reaching phenomenon they try to disguise as legitimate criminal justice reform."
Smittcamp said the suspect is an admitted gang member and was sentenced to 5 years and 4 months in prison in March 2022 for "charges related to robbery, weapons, and drugs."
"However, because of laws passed in the last few years that give additional credits for time served in local jail, and other new laws which allow for arbitrary ‘accelerated time credits’ upon entry to the prison system, his release date was set for August 23, 2022, a mere 5 months after his original sentence," Smittcamp said. "He was eventually released in late September 2022 and placed on Post Release Community Supervision when he should have been serving more time in prison."
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