A man who gunned down two Palm Springs police officers who had responded to his family’s home due to a domestic disturbance was sentenced to death Friday. John Hernandez Felix, 28, was convicted in May of murder and other charges for the Oct. 8, 2016, killings of veteran Officer Jose Gilbert “Gil” Vega, 63, and […]
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The trial for the man accused of gunning-down two Palm Springs Police Officers continues on its 12 day, although the focus was less on the victims or the accused and instead on the expert witnesses brought by the defense. The Chief Deputy District Attorney Michelle Paradise continued to call for the impeachment of the defense’s […]
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An ex-con facing the death penalty for the alleged ambush killings of two Palm Springs police officers at his home is due in court Tuesday, when attorneys will discuss how to proceed toward a trial to determine whether he is intellectually fit to be executed. John Hernandez Felix, 28, is accused of fatally shooting veteran […]
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Indio, CA A man accused in the ambush killings of two Palm Springs police officers is mentally competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday. John Hernandez Felix, 27, is accused of fatally shooting veteran training Officer Jose Gilbert Vega, 63, and rookie Officer Lesley Zerebny, 27, on Oct. 8, 2016. Criminal proceedings against him […]
