Man, 42, charged in killing of Southern California deputy
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting a Southern California sheriff’s deputy and firing at another deputy last month was charged Monday with first degree murder, prosecutors said.
Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Darnell Calhoun was gunned down Jan. 13 near Lake Elsinore as the suspect fired at him from a pickup, authorities said.
Jesse Navarro, 42, faces multiple charges including the attempted murder of the second deputy, along with special circumstance allegations of murder of a peace officer and firing from a motor vehicle, the Southern California News Group reported.
It wasn’t known Monday if Navarro, of Lake Elsinore, has an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Navarro remains hospitalized after being shot and critically wounded by the second deputy, who was not named in court documents. Arraignment will be scheduled when he’s released from the hospital.
Calhoun, 30, was shot as he responded to a report of unknown trouble in the unincorporated Lakeland Village area, the sheriff’s department said.
He was the second Riverside deputy to be slain in the line of duty over the course of two weeks.
Deputy Isaiah Cordero, 32, was slain on Dec. 29 when he pulled over a pickup truck in the city of Jurupa Valley. The driver shot Cordero as he approached. The driver was later killed in a shootout at the end of a pursuit.
