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'Yay': Man in US illegally says after being found guilty of killing 2 California deputies

Sunday, February 11, 2018 10:34PM

SACRAMENTO, California -- A man in the United States illegally was convicted Friday of killing two northern California deputies in a case that helped fuel the national immigration debate.

Luis Bracamontes was found guilty of murder in the shootings of Sacramento County sheriff's Deputy Danny Oliver and Placer County sheriff's Detective Michael Davis Jr. in 2014. He also was convicted of attempted murder, carjacking, weapons violations and other crimes.

"Yay," he said softly after the first verdict was read, looking around at the victims' families and jurors with a slight smile.

"I'm going to kill more cops soon," Bracamontes said later as he was led away from the courtroom that had heavy security.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Bracamontes, who has repeatedly blurted out in court that he killed the deputies and wished he had killed more. The penalty phase of his trial starts March 5.

Defense attorneys, who declined to comment after the verdict, argued that Bracamontes was mentally ill and high on methamphetamine during the shootings and should be spared. A judge found Bracamontes competent to stand trial and he refused to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.

Family members of the victims didn't speak to reporters after the hearing.

Bracamontes is a Mexican citizen who repeatedly entered the United States illegally.

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign aired a 30-second ad last month featuring Bracamontes and accusing Democrats of being "complicit" in the slayings of law enforcement officers by people in the U.S. illegally.

It was released on the anniversary of Trump's inauguration amid a government shutdown sparked by Democrats' refusal to support a spending plan unless Republicans agreed to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.

Public defenders Jeffrey Barbour and Norm Dawson argued unsuccessfully that anti-immigrant sentiment prompted by Trump made it unlikely that Bracamontes could get a fair trial.

Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones called Bracamontes a "despicable human being" regardless of his immigration status.

Jones, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress, waged a public campaign against the immigration policies of former Democratic President Barack Obama after the deputies were killed.

"The fact that he's an illegal alien or an undocumented immigrant, been removed four times, that doesn't make him evil. He is evil because he's a despicable human being that just happens to be here illegally," Jones said after the verdict.

A separate jury is considering whether Bracamontes' wife, Janelle Monroy, an American citizen, should be convicted of murder. She has contended that she was a victim of her abusive and paranoid husband who frequently used meth, marijuana and alcohol during a meandering journey across several western states, from their home in Utah to Sacramento.

Investigators said he shot Oliver outside a Sacramento motel on Oct. 24, 2014, triggering a manhunt and chase that lasted hours and spanned 30 miles (48 kilometers). It ended after authorities say he shot Davis and surrendered following a lengthy standoff.

Bracamontes has shouted in court that he is guilty and asked to be put to death. He has threatened to kill his defense attorneys and more deputies, and once had to be restrained after the judge ruled that he can't fire his lawyers.

'Yay': Man in US illegally says after being found guilty of killing 2 California deputies

He's a cold-blooded psycho.

Originally Posted by Judy

He's a cold-blooded psycho.

I know my next comment my be considered unnecessary but...
As far as I am concerned, this individual has forfeited his humanity.
The state shouldn't execute this idiot, it should slaughter him like a animal.

We will see how long is going to play his big boss, after decades in death row, he's going to make us laugh.

This man was damaged in every way possible. Physically, mentally and financially. I can't begin to imagine what his medical bills have been. Then there is the loss of income because he has not been able to work since the shooting and still needs more surgeries.


Survivor of Bracamontes Attack Speaks Out after Conviction

POSTED 4:59 PM, FEBRUARY 12, 2018,
BY ALI WOLF, UPDATED AT 06:17PM, FEBRUARY 12, 2018

WATCH THE VIDEO INTERVIEW AT THE LINK!

SACRAMENTO -- Anthony Holmes was shot five times on Oct. 24, 2014 when Luis Bracamontes tried to carjack him during a violent and deadly crime spree through Sacramento and Placer counties.Bracamontes was convicted Friday in a number of crimes from that day, including the shooting deaths of Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy Danny Oliver and Placer County Sheriff's Detective Michael Davis Jr.

Holmes says Bracamontes "came out of nowhere" and demanded his car. Bracamontes shot him twice in the hands, once in the elbow, once in the back and once in the head. The bullet went through his ear and out his mouth.

"He was out of his mind that day," Holmes said. "He was just like the devil or something."

Holmes survived but says his recovery has been physically and mentally challenging. He still has nerve issues and just six months ago, doctors pulled a bullet out of his back.

He has been following the case closely and says justice was served at Bracamontes' verdict hearing.

Over the course of the trial, Bracamontes was prone to sudden profane outbursts. When Holmes showed up in court last month, Bracamontes shouted, "I should have killed you" and hurled racial slurs at him.

"He's looking at me, mean mugging, making faces at me. He called me the N-word," Holmes told FOX40. "I damn near cried, I had to catch myself."

Bracamontes will be sentenced on March 5.

"Last night I dreamed some crazy stuff. I dreamed he went to prison," Holmes said. "So it still comes out of nowhere. I've been trying to fight it off but, you know, I'm human."

http://fox40.com/2018/02/12/survivor...er-conviction/

Prosecutors Paint Janelle Monroy as Willing Participant of Officer Murders During Closing Arguments

POSTED 2:20 PM, FEBRUARY 7, 2018, BY JOE KHALIL,
UPDATED AT 01:31PM, FEBRUARY 7, 2018

SACRAMENTO -- The wife of the man who confessed to killing two local law enforcement officers back in 2014 will learn her fate for her role in the shootout.Luis Bracamontes is accused of fatally shooting Deputy Danny Oliver and Detective Michael Davis Junior in a cross-county shootout.

Prosecutors and attorneys for his wife Janelle Monroy will deliver their closing arguments Wednesday morning.

If convicted she faces life in prison for murder and aiding/abetting.

Closing arguments for Bracamontes are set for Thursday.

The undocumented immigrant was ordered to remain out of court during the trial -- after several profanity-laced outbursts and threats aimed at officers and their families.

Throughout the closing arguments, prosecutor Rod Norgaard painted Monroy as someone who claimed on the witness stand to be a victim/hostage of her husband, Bracamontes, but in reality was an accomplice.

Norgaard says she was fully willing and accountable for the murders of the two officers.

During the trial, prosecutors' case relied on a few key things: she moved at least one gun from their car into a different vehicle which Bracamontes carjacked, she found a hat for him to wear, so he might not be so recognizable to law enforcement on the drive into the Sacramento area from Utah and despite testifying that she was essentially his hostage, she paid for hotel rooms with him next to her.

They say she didn't look fearful on surveillance tapes.

Norgaard also pointed out that in her statement to homicide detectives following the shooting spree, Monroy seemed to be protecting him -- a stark difference from the approach she took on the witness stand Monday when she testified.

http://fox40.com/2018/02/07/prosecut...ing-arguments/

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