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LA man who killed police cadet in wrong-way crash withdraws guilty plea after facing jail time

New York Post·Katherine Donlevy·23 days ago
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The California driver who admitted to mowing down 75 sheriff’s recruits on an early morning jog — killing one and leaving several others as amputees — withdrew his guilty plea Friday after learning it meant spending a year behind bars. Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 25, had been poised to avoid a jail stint as part of a plea deal until a Los Angeles judge nixed the agreement after hearing emotional testimony from those whose lives were dramatically altered by the 2022 crash, the LA Times reported. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Laura Walton told Gutierrez she would only accept his plea deal if he spent a year in county jail. Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez withdrew his guilty plea this week. Fox News Gutierrez’s lawyers, however, said the judge’s about face was a dealbreaker and withdrew his admission — meaning the case will now head to trial.…

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