Police Officer Carlos Luciano Ledesma
Death Penalty Sought in Chandler Officer's Killing
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against two men charged in the killing of a Chandler police officer who was ambushed during a drug sting in July. Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley announced Wednesday that his office has filed allegations seeking the death penalty against 36-year-old Darnell Jackson and 34-year-old Eldridge Gittens.
His office is still deciding whether to seek the death penalty against a third man accused in the killing, 26-year-old Jerry Wayne Cockhearn.
Officials say three undercover Chandler officers went to a south Phoenix home for a planned rip-off by drug dealers, back in July. The suspects opened fire and killed Detective Carlos Ledesma.
The other two officers returned fire, killing two suspects and injuring another.
34-year-old Ledesma was the first Chandler officer killed in the line of duty since 2002.
Ledesma was married and a father of two. An account has been set up at Wells Fargo, in the name of the Officer Ledesma Family Memorial Fund.
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news...lty-10-20-2010
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