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New prosecutor to drop special circumstance charges in accused cop killer’s case

Deceased deputy's sister: 'He's like the Devil, I don't understand it'

December 15, 2020
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LOS ANGELES — The new district attorney in Los Angeles wants to drop special circumstance allegations against a man charged last year with shooting an off-duty law enforcement officer in the head, according to a report.

The move by DA George Gascon has angered the sister of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Gilbert Solano, Fox 11 Los Angeles reported Tuesday.

“Completely in shock, I can’t even tell you, my heart just dropped, I couldn’t believe it,” Christina Solano told the station. “He should be there for the families, we are the victims here, not this person who shot him. I don’t understand what his purpose is to let these murderers out of jail, I don’t get it, he’s like the Devil, I don’t understand it.”

  • NEWLY MINTED LA COUNTY DA ALREADY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO RELEASE CRIMINALS FROM JAIL

Rhett Nelson, 31, of Utah, was accused of walking up to Deputy Solano at a Jack in the Box fast-food restaurant in Alhambra in June 2019 and shooting him in the back of the head. The 50-year-old Solano died two days later.

Earlier that same day, prosecutors said Nelson also fatally shot Dmitry Koltsov, a professional skateboarder from Russia.

After his arrest, Nelson was charged with two counts each of murder and second-degree robbery as well as one count of attempted murder.

His case also included special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder by means of discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle as well as allegations of using a handgun during the commission of the crimes.

NEW: Under new D.A. George Gascon’s reforms, I’ve confirmed his office is trying to dismiss all enhancements & special circumstances against the alleged double murderer/cop killer accused of shooting LASD deputy Gilbert Solano in the back of his head. His sister is irate. @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/SxnPiOuRPG

— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 15, 2020

As a result of the special circumstance charges, Nelson faces a maximum prison sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, Fox 11 reported.

Without the enhancements, Nelson faces a sentence of at least 40 years and would be eligible for parole, according to the station.

  • BURGLAR KILLED BY FREAK ACCIDENT WHILE BREAKING INTO HOME

Nelson has pleaded not guilty, Fox reported.

Gascon, a former San Francisco DA, was sworn in as the top prosecutor in Los Angeles last week. Quickly after assuming office, he vowed to reform the criminal justice system by eliminating the death penalty, doing away with cash bail in many cases, and refusing to impose special circumstance allegations as sentencing enhancements.

The Los Angeles Police Protective League, which represents rank-and-file LAPD officers and heavily supported incumbent DA Jackie Lacey, blasted Gascón’s new policies after his swearing-in speech, Law Officer reported.

“As homicides, shooting victims and shots fired into occupied homes soar in Los Angeles, it’s disturbing that Gascon’s first act in office is to explore every avenue possible to release from jail those responsible for this bloodshed,” the union’s board of directors said in a statement last week. “These victims and law-abiding residents lost a voice today while criminals and gang members gained an ally in the prosecutor’s office.”

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A representative from Gascon’s transition issued a statement to Fox 11 that said the prison sentence Nelson would face is 40 years to life.

“If convicted, there is a possibility that decades from now, the parole board could determine he’s been rehabilitated,” the statement said. “Such a determination, many years from now, would ultimately be a reflection of a system and the public alike weighing their continued interest in incarcerating a man who no longer poses a threat to society at an extraordinary taxpayer cost. Eliminating that remote possibility today may not be in the public’s interest decades from now.”

 

 

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