MAN TO FACE 5 CHARGES IN OFFICER'S DEATH : SPECIAL ALLEGATIONS COULD LEAD TO DEATH PENALTY FOR SUSPECT.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer Ventura County prosecutors Friday filed murder and other charges that could bring the death penalty for Michael Johnson Michael Johnson or Mike Johnson may refer to:
Johnson, 48, faces five charges and eight special allegations in the fatal shooting of Aguirre and a gunfight with a second deputy while the officers were responding to an emergency call Wednesday evening. Johnson also is charged with kidnapping and raping his wife on the same day. Aguirre, 26, died about an hour after he was shot three times while standing inside the doorway of the home Johnson had been sharing with his wife the past several weeks. Aguirre, a two-year veteran who was completing field training, never pulled his gun from its holster, sheriff's officials said. Sheriff's officials said they are helping Aguirre's immediate family cope with his death. The deputy is survived by his wife, Enedina, and their daughter, Gabriela. ``We are supporting the family in any way that we can, 24 hours a day,'' Senior Deputy Chuck Buttell of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. said. A Mass for Aguirre will be said at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Church The Sacred Heart Church may mean:
Sheriff's officials said the slain deputy's funeral Mass and burial will be open to the public. With capacity for 800, the church is expected to be overflowing with law-enforcement officials from throughout the state, Buttell said. An officer shot Johnson once through the chest after the suspect allegedly opened fire. Johnson was listed in stable condition Friday at Ventura County Medical Center Ventura County Medical Center is a hospital in the city of Ventura, California, USA. It is a 208 bed acute care hospital. The county also operates a 49 bed campus in Santa Paula. . Johnson was scheduled for arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted Friday in Ventura Municipal Court but the proceeding was continued to Aug. 2. ``As soon as he gets out of the hospital, we will get him in court,'' Deputy District Attorney Mike Frawley said. Deputy Public Defender public defender, governmental official who represents indigent persons accused of crime. U.S. Supreme Court decisions expanding the right to counsel to pretrial proceedings and holding that a person cannot be sentenced to even one day in jail unless a lawyer was Christina Briles has been assigned to represent Johnson. Briles, who represented Johnson in a 1987 burglary case, said her client has led ``really, basically a normal life for a number of years'' and was working to become an alcohol and drug counselor. ``He got his alcohol and drug certificate from Oxnard College, and in his jobs he's done well,'' Briles said. ``There's been no complaints about him. He has family here that support him.'' Johnson has been charged with murder and with the special circumstance of intentionally killing a peace officer in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
Another charge against Johnson alleges that he is a convicted felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. who illegally possessed the .38-caliber and .45-caliber semiautomatic handguns taken from him after the shooting. Johnson pleaded guilty in January 1986 to a burglary charge in Los Angeles County, and he pleaded guilty in February 1987 to robbery and assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. in Los Angeles County. He also pleaded guilty in September 1987 to the burglary charge in Ventura County, and was sentenced to a total of five years and eight months for the four crimes, according to court records. Prosecutors also charge that Johnson was convicted in a U.S. District Court in January 1974 on a charge of possession with intent to distribute an illegal drug. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) JOHNSON |
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