District Attorney George Gascón, who has come under fire over a criminal case against a man who fatally shot two El Monte police officers, insists a plea agreement that allowed the man to avoid jail time was 'appropriate under the circumstances.''
LOS ANGELES -- District Attorney George Gascón, who has come under fire over the disposition of a 2021 criminal case against a man who fatally shot two El Monte police officers last week, defended his office's handling of the matter Tuesday, saying the suspect had no history of violence before the shooting and insisted a plea agreement that allowed the man to avoid jail time was"appropriate under the circumstances.
As a result of the plea, charges of methamphetamine possession and being a felon in possession of ammunition were dropped, and Flores was placed on two years' probation, and 20 days in jail. Both officers were ultimately shot to death and Flores died at the scene of a self-inflicted gunshot, according to authorities.
"I blame the death of my son and his partner on Gascón,'' said Olga Garcia."Gascón will never know how I feel. Gascón will never know how he destroyed our families. He won't know how [Santana's] children feel. Crime is so high in California because criminals don't stay in jail long enough. We need to make criminals responsible for their actions. We need law and order.
Meanwhile, Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami, a leader of a petition drive to recall Gascón, also blasted the plea deal, saying it was an example of Gascón's policies against alleging prior strike convictions in criminal cases, allowing defendants to avoid prison time and remain on the streets.
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