Case # 14NF3221
Date: July 21, 2017
MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRIVE-BY SHOOTING ON 91 FREEWAY
SANTA ANA – A man was sentenced today to five years in state prison for shooting at a man in another car on the 91 Freeway.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Sentence |
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Jerry Valentin, 35, Scottsdale, Arizona |
Pleaded guilty on April 12, 2017, to:
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Five years in state prison |
Circumstances of the Case
- At approximately 4:20 p.m. on Aug. 4, 2014, Valentin drove eastbound on the 91 Freeway near the Interstate 5 interchange in Fullerton.
- The defendant swerved his vehicle toward a sports utility vehicle (SUV) being driven by John Doe.
- Valentin drove alongside the SUV and using a handgun, loaded with shotgun rounds, to fire at least one round at the driver’s side of the victim’s SUV.
- Valentin hit the victim in the arm and torso as a result of the pellets fired from the shotgun round.
- The defendant discarded the gun on the freeway and drove away from the scene.
- The victim called 911 and continued to follow the defendant’s vehicle.
- At approximately 4:45 p.m. the California Highway Patrol (CHP) stopped a vehicle matching the description of the defendant’s vehicle on the eastbound 91 Freeway near the 241 toll road interchange.
- The Fullerton Police Department arrested the defendant and investigated this case.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Susan Laird, Special Prosecutions Unit