A federal judge on Tuesday threw out guilty pleas by three members of the Grizzly Scouts anti-government militia who are accused of destroying evidence in a deadly shooting of a federal security of…
“They were dedicated exclusively and deliberately in a scheme to target and kill law enforcement officers,” the judge said. “I haven’t seen a case that is more of a threat to public safety.”
A June trial is now set for Jessie Rush, 29, of Turlock; Kenny Miksch, 22, of San Lorenzo, and Simon Ybarra, 24, of Los Gatos.The trio were charged with conspiring to obstruct justice by destroying records connected to the investigation of the murder of a federal security officer and the wounding of another officer on May 29, 2020, at the Oakland federal building.
Prosecutors alleged that the three made plans to target law enforcement officers with Steven Carrillo, a former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant.to a federal murder charge in the death of David Patrick Underwood and to the attempted murder of Underwood’s colleague. They were shot with a homemade AR-15 rifle from the back of a van as they stood in front of the federal building while hundreds marched to protest the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Under a plea deal, prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty but will call for a 41-year sentence when Carrillo is sentenced on June 3. However, the judge in the case said she hasn’t decided whether to accept the agreement.
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