DA files murder charge against SD sheriff's deputy who shot a man in custody | Teri Figueroa

<p>A former sheriff’s deputy who shot an unarmed detainee in May as the man ran from authorities outside the downtown San Diego jail has been charged with murder, a rare move by prosecutors that makes him the first member of local law enforcement to face a murder charge in the shooting death of a suspect.The District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that it is charging former detentions deputy Aaron Russell, 23, with second-degree murder in the May 1 death of Nicholas Peter Bils, 36.</p><p>Russell, who <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2020-05-07/deputy-resigns-days-after-fatally-shooting-escaped-detainee-near-central-jail" target="_blank">resigned from the county Sheriff’s Department</a> in the days after the shooting, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday morning in San Diego Superior Court. He is charged under a theory of second-degree murder, which carries a potential sentence of 15 years to life in prison. He also faces an allegation that he used a gun in the killing, which could add up to 10 years to his sentence if he is convicted.</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2020-07-13/da-files-murder-charge-against-officer-who-shot-fleeing-suspect" target="_blank">https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2020-07-13/da-files-murder-charge-against-officer-who-shot-fleeing-suspect</a></p><p>Also: <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2020-07-14/former-sheriffs-deputy-arraigned-on-murder-charge-in-shooting-death-of-fleeing-suspect" target="_blank">https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2020-07-14/former-sheriffs-deputy-arraigned-on-murder-charge-in-shooting-death-of-fleeing-suspect</a></p>