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Captain Jack · 04-03-2008, 10:17 PM

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Former Daly City cop gets 90-day sentence for pointing gun at suspect's head

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Former Daly City cop gets 90-day sentence for pointing gun at suspect's head

John Coté, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, April 3, 2008

(04-03) 19:21 PDT Redwood City -- A former Daly City police officer was sentenced today to 90 days in jail for illegally brandishing a gun after he allegedly pointed his police firearm at a suspected car thief's head and demanded information about stolen vehicles.
Alfonso Esqueda, 34, convicted in San Mateo County Superior Court of the misdemeanor firearm charge, had faced up to a year in jail.
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office will determine if Esqueda is eligible to serve his jail term under house arrest with electronic monitoring or as part of a work-release program.
Esqueda is free after posting $100,000 bail. He was ordered to surrender May 17.
The former officer also faces a mandatory 10-year prohibition on possessing a gun, which effectively bars him from law enforcement during that period. Judge Elizabeth Weiner also sentenced him to a year of probation.
Esqueda, who had previously been an Long Beach police officer, had been on the Daly City force for about six months before the July 29, 2006 incident, prosecutors said.
He was accused of putting his gun to the 20-year-old suspect's head, screaming at the man to tell him where stolen cars were located, and then driving around threatening to kill the man if he didn't cooperate.

jasmac01 · 04-03-2008, 10:25 PM

Well Hey,
He Really wanted to know where the stolen cars were.

Maybe he should have left his gun holsterd and asked Purty Pweeze.

J

03RangerXLT · 04-03-2008, 10:36 PM

well, thats one way of getting the job done! though, i for one, am not willing to loose my job and go to jail to get anybody's stolen car back.

sorry guys

**TacoMalo** · 04-03-2008, 10:39 PM

That was probably not the best decision he ever made...

**XDONBOARD** · 04-03-2008, 10:49 PM

Effin glock guys!

MGD 45 · 04-04-2008, 05:18 AM

Dang, I 'm glad I work & live in the south.....we can still point guns at our scumbags and not be charged as a criminal.......

That cop probably just got a longer sentence than the car thief did for stealing cars.....I guess he was watching "The Shield" a little too much eh?

**Bycyclist** · 04-04-2008, 05:41 AM

And you guys are surprised?

Hey, its California, where the BGs are victims and the cops are the "oppressors". Of course he's getting a worse sentence that the BG.

What are you guys thinking?

Ishpeck · 04-04-2008, 07:16 AM

....................

America's broken.

**eric_t12** · 04-04-2008, 07:21 AM

note he was a "suspected" car thief.

hell, as soon as they do suspect you of something, whether you did it or not, you're a suspect.

i dont want a gun pointed at my head because i was in the wrong place wrong time, suspected of doing something wrong.

although there is more to the story, i tend to believe that police should suffer the same restrictions and more that civillians have to heed.

the military can handle it. cops can too.

Captain Jack · 04-04-2008, 03:08 PM

Wait until the Olympic torch comes through San Francisco. Protestors are expected to go wild. Wonder how many police brutality accusations there will be after that.

A few years back, in the South Bay, an officer on a police horse was doing crowd control, and some arse struck the horse. The horse kicked the jerk. After that happened. the guy wanted the horse put down. Fortunately, that didn't happen.

It cracks me up whenever I watch a Dirty Harry movie (and they want to make a new one BTW) because in real life, the city of San Francisco would have thrown the book at Harry and charged him for excessive force, using an evil .44 Magnum gun, and being a bully. And he would be convicted, thrown in jail, and toss out the key. Personally, San Francisco, along with a whole lot of other cities could really use a few Dirty Harry's.

04-03-2008, 10:25 PM	#2
jasmac01 XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SouthWest Va Posts: 44	Well Hey, He Really wanted to know where the stolen cars were. Maybe he should have left his gun holsterd and asked Purty Pweeze. J __________________ Never Argue With A Stupid Person. First They Will Bring You Down To Their Level, Then Beat You With Experience.

04-03-2008, 10:36 PM	#3
03RangerXLT XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Atlanta area, Georgia Posts: 2,049	well, thats one way of getting the job done! though, i for one, am not willing to loose my job and go to jail to get anybody's stolen car back. sorry guys __________________ -John

04-03-2008, 10:39 PM	#4
TacoMalo XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Texas Posts: 1,268	That was probably not the best decision he ever made... __________________ "... My 350 dollar gun can save a life. Her 350 dollar Coach bag could get us killed." - Lazarus *Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas*

04-03-2008, 10:49 PM	#5
XDONBOARD XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Peoria, AZ Posts: 3,318	Effin glock guys! __________________ Michael XD-45 compact XD-40 sub-compact XD-9 sub-compact I'd rather have my XD and not need it, then need it and not have it.... I hereby certify that the person described hereon has been granted the privilege of carrying a concealed weapon in compliance with Arizona revised statute 13-3112.

04-04-2008, 05:18 AM	#6
MGD 45 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Perry Posts: 939	Dang, I 'm glad I work & live in the south.....we can still point guns at our scumbags and not be charged as a criminal....... That cop probably just got a longer sentence than the car thief did for stealing cars.....I guess he was watching "The Shield" a little too much eh? __________________ " Don't sweat the small stuff...& it's all small stuff. "

04-04-2008, 05:41 AM	#7
Bycyclist XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NorCaliforneeya Posts: 1,815	And you guys are surprised? Hey, its California, where the BGs are victims and the cops are the "oppressors". Of course he's getting a worse sentence that the BG. What are you guys thinking? __________________ =============================================== BYcyclist - the worst day on a ride (or at the range) is better than the best day in the office ===============================================

04-04-2008, 07:16 AM	#8
Ishpeck XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 3,548	.................... America's broken. __________________ Because Godwin's law hasn't been beaten hard enough today: I don't think it's any coincidence that one of the forms of "witholdings" in my paycheck is labeled "SS." http://me.ishpeck.net/index.php?P=2020_vision

04-04-2008, 07:21 AM	#9
eric_t12 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SD Posts: 3,410	note he was a "suspected" car thief. hell, as soon as they do suspect you of something, whether you did it or not, you're a suspect. i dont want a gun pointed at my head because i was in the wrong place wrong time, suspected of doing something wrong. although there is more to the story, i tend to believe that police should suffer the same restrictions and more that civillians have to heed. the military can handle it. cops can too. __________________ FBI: Gun Owners are Potential Terrorists Our Economic Future: GAO 21st Century Challenges The Police Have No Duty To Protect You VFW Life Member GOA Life Member

04-04-2008, 03:08 PM	#10
Captain Jack XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 903	Wait until the Olympic torch comes through San Francisco. Protestors are expected to go wild. Wonder how many police brutality accusations there will be after that. A few years back, in the South Bay, an officer on a police horse was doing crowd control, and some arse struck the horse. The horse kicked the jerk. After that happened. the guy wanted the horse put down. Fortunately, that didn't happen. It cracks me up whenever I watch a Dirty Harry movie (and they want to make a new one BTW) because in real life, the city of San Francisco would have thrown the book at Harry and charged him for excessive force, using an evil .44 Magnum gun, and being a bully. And he would be convicted, thrown in jail, and toss out the key. Personally, San Francisco, along with a whole lot of other cities could really use a few Dirty Harry's.

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