Guilty verdict in killing of Placer County deputy
By Don Thompson, AP
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 first verdict read, looking around at the victims’ families and jurors with a slight smile.