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Magistrate Twanet Olivier is expected to make a ruling in the application for the discharge of the charges against Julius Malema and his bodyguard Adriaan Snyman in the East London Regional Court.
the studio. thank you for jumping into the chair like the true professional that you are. we have a lot of serious news to get to. start with this. we know the gang member accused of murdering two california cops this week should have been behind bars. that deceased suspect was a freeman thankeds to george gascon's soft on crime policy. he had a previous strike conviction and was only sentenced to probation for felon in possession of firearm charge. >> ashley: if flores would have been prosecuted in february of 2021, he may have been sentenced for up to three years in prison. george gascon's office is standing by the light sentencing, his office saying the sentence he received in the firearm case was consistent for this type of offense. given his criminal history at the time the court sentenced
ashley to give us the details. >>reporter: according to the mayor, the two officers, were ambushed when they responded to a reported stabbing at a moment. the suspect was a gang member on probation for a gun charge after getting a lenient sentence after a plea deal. flores had a previous -- of a firearm charge. a source in the d.a.'s office told fox news if flores would have been prosecuted in february of 2021 under normal procedure, he may have been sentenced to up to three years in prison. however, controversial sought on crime d.a. george gascon is standing by the light sentencing. his office saying the sentence he received in the firearm case was consistent with case resolutions with this type of offense, giving his criminal history and the nature of the offense. at the time, the court sentenced him. mr. flores did not have a documented history of violence.
to go years probation. and l.a. deputy d.a. says the officers deaths were preventable, that he has a blanket policy of going light and not considering previous strikes. >> i'm a father, i read that both of the officers are fathers and they are just doing their job. if gascon did his job i believe the two officers would be alive. >> his office responded the sentence he received in the firearm case was consistent with case resolutions for this type of offense given his criminal history and the nature of the offense. at the time the court sentenced him, mr. flores did not have a documented history of violence and this comes a day after a california highway patrol officer was shot during a traffic stop and on the same day a phoenix police officer was ambushed while sitting in an unmarked car. both of those officers survived. >> shannon: matt finn, we appreciate the update. the new video shows the moment two suspects on a moped rode up
the lenient treatment again saying in a statement the sentence he received in the firearm case was consistent with the case resolutions for this case this type of offense given his criminal history and the nature of the offense. at the time the court sentenced him he did not have a documented history of violence. raymond arroyo fox news contributor. it is beyond sad those cops had to lose their lives because this liberal d.a. won't do his job the way we know he ought to do it. lock up the criminals and protect the citizens. >> he didn't have a history of violence. burglary, robbery, member of a gang. he beat the girlfriend, then he stabbed his wife which is why the cops were called. this man was on probation. he was in possession of guns and methamphetamine, by the way, which should have locked him up for three years. instead george gascon and his staff decided to go lenient on him and gave him two years
deputy district attorney places blame on gascon's policies. >> it was preventable. if he would have allowed his prosecutors to follow the law, the individual, the suspect involved would have been in custody and not on the street with the firearm and would not have killed those officers. >> gascon's office said the sentence he received in the firearm case was consistent with case resolutions for this type of offense given his criminal history and nature of the offense. at the time the court sentenced him mr. flores did not have a documented history of violence. the community is remembering the officers killed. one spent more than two decades on the force leaving behind a wife, daughter and son. officer joseph santana was serving his hometown. he leaves behind a wife, daughter and twin boys. governor newsom here in
>> adam introduced me to julien, a young man who's already had several run-ins with the law. he currently lives with his mom, who raised him alone. >> julien is dealing with a firearm case. he was caught in a car with a gun. they charged him and the other person that was in the car with the gun. >> the details of julien's arrest are typical in cases involving young black men. julien and a girlfriend were riding in his car when a police officer pulled him over. he accused julien of reckless driving. not thinking he had a choice, julien gave permission to search his car. julien says he didn't know the girl in his car was in possession of a gun. although she says it was his.
>> julian is dealing with a firearm case. he was caught in a car with a gun. they charged him and the other person that was in the car with the gun. >> the details of julian's arrest are typical in cases involving young black men. julian and a girlfriend were riding in his car when a police officer pulled him over. he accused julian of reckless driving. not thinking he had a choice, julian gave permission to search his car. julian says he didn't know the girl in his car was in possession of a gun. although she says it was his. the d.a. charged julian with a felony, illegal possession of a firearm. >> that's how people end up right back in the same position. they think it helps. it doesn't help. the jail doesn't help me. i don't think it's fair. i think they look at you, they look at a person off his black and white. you see what i'm saying?