{"id":2969,"date":"2021-02-22T14:27:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T22:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2021-02-22T15:41:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T23:41:00","slug":"gascon-goes-easy-on-another-cop-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=2969","title":{"rendered":"Gasc\u00f3n Goes Easy on Another Cop Killer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last December, newly elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n made headlines by dropping the special circumstances allegations for Rhett Nelson, a criminal who shot and killed off-duty LA Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Joseph Solano and another man during a 2019 crime spree.\u00a0 This prevented the cop-killer from receiving a sentence of life-without-parole and makes him eligible for release in 20 years.\u00a0 Last Thursday, Gasc\u00f3n&#8217;s office ordered the dropping of special circumstances for Michael Mejia, an habitual felon gang member who in February of 2017, killed his cousin in order to steal his car and then gunned down a responding police officer, killing him and injuring his partner.\u00a0 City News Service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/gascons-office-wont-seek-death-penalty-for-man-charged-in-officers-killing\">reports<\/a> that dropping the specials in this case protects Mejia from being sentenced to death, and also gives him parole eligibility.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Mejia has benefited significantly from the criminal justice reforms initiated by former Governor Jerry Brown and supported by current Governor Gavin Newsom and progressive DA Gasc\u00f3n.\u00a0 In 2016, Mejia was granted early release from Pelican Bay State Prison, where the most dangerous gang members are housed.\u00a0 Although Mejia had violent felonies on his record, under Jerry Brown&#8217;s AB 109 (&#8220;Public Safety Realignment&#8221;) he was eligible for early release because his most recent conviction was for auto theft,\u00a0 which is not considered a serious crime.\u00a0 Prior to Realignment, a gang-affiliated criminal with Mejia&#8217;s record would have been released on state parole, under the supervision of an armed parole officer who could have him sent straight back to prison for violating conditions such as staying away from drugs, avoiding gang members and guns and refraining from committing crimes.\u00a0 But under Realignment, Mejia was released on probation under light supervision and ineligible for prison for violating his conditions or committing any new crimes not considered violent.\u00a0 Between his release in April 2016 and his arrest for murdering his cousin and officer Keith Boyer on February 20, 2017, Mejia had violated his probation 4 times and never spent more than ten days in county jail.\u00a0 There are several thousand repeat offenders like Mejia free on the streets because of Realignment.\u00a0 When one of them murders a victim during a robbery, rape or carjacking, or even kills a police officer,\u00a0 if he&#8217;s in Los Angeles, he can count upon District Attorney Gasc\u00f3n to protect him from the full consequences of his crimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last December, newly elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n made headlines by dropping the special circumstances allegations for Rhett Nelson, a criminal who shot and killed off-duty LA Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Joseph Solano and another man during a 2019 crime spree.\u00a0 This prevented the cop-killer from receiving a sentence of life-without-parole and makes him eligible for release in 20 years.\u00a0 Last Thursday, Gasc\u00f3n&#8217;s office ordered the dropping of special circumstances for Michael Mejia, an habitual felon gang member who in February of 2017, killed his cousin in order to steal his car and then gunned down a responding police officer, killing him and injuring his partner.\u00a0 City News Service reports that dropping the specials in this case protects Mejia from being sentenced to death, and also gives him parole eligibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gasc\u00f3n Goes Easy on Another Cop Killer - Crime &amp; 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