Olga Garcia, the mother of slain El Monte officer Joseph Santana added that the suspect 'probably got out because of Gascon letting all these criminals out.'
Olga Garcia blames District Attorney George Gascón for the death of her son Officer Joseph Santana. Santana and his partner Corporal Michael Paredes were gunned down by 35-year-old Justin Flores Tuesday night. Flores had a long criminal record and was on probation at the time of the shootout.
Gascón's office declined our request for an interview about the plea deal but provided a written statement:Under California's three-strikes law, if you have a strike you are not eligible for probation. Siddall has criticized his boss over Special Directive 20-08, which allows prosecutors to throw out a previous conviction when it comes to the prosecution of a three-strikes offender.
"Under any other normal administration, this guy would've served 32 months in state prison because of the strike law, because prior DA's respected the law."
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