James Sterling Shawn Williams pleaded no contest and will face, at a June 20 sentencing, the possibility of three years, eight months in state prison for the Easter 2021 shooting death of Daniel De…
On the day his Solano County Superior Court preliminary hearing was to begin, a 20-year-old Fairfield man on Wednesday pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter for the fatal Easter 2021 shooting of a Vanden High student athlete in Fairfield.Seated at the defense table in Department 9, James Sterling Shawn Williams, listening closely to Judge Carlos R.
As those in the public gallery filed out of the courtroom, several people looked visibly upset about the plea agreement and Williams’ punishment, as one person could be heard saying that justice did not prevail. Deputy District Attorney Courtney Anderson appeared on behalf of the County District Attorney’s Office.
“I’m upset with fact it didn’t go to trial,” Dejon Hughes continued, adding, “James Williams threw himself on the mercy of the court and asked for this plea. It’s been very difficult for the family. We have suffered a great loss in losing Daniel. Based on the evidence, this was not an accident but was being tried as one.”
The outcome of the case comes as recent news reports affirmed and the Kaiser Family Foundation last year reported that firearms have become the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in the United States, surpassing motor vehicle deaths and those caused by other injuries.
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