![]() ![]() Witnesses cited the passage of time for the differing accounts. He previously said he saw the punch and saw Sanchez deliberately set his child down, but Monday said he didn’t see either of those events. He had like a face of anger,” Canchon told Schwartz.Ĭanchon’s testimony, like that of other witnesses, conflicted with what he had told the Grand Jury in 2021 and police in 2019. Juan David Canchon testified Monday that after hearing gunfire, he saw French clinching his fists. Sanchez, a former LAPD officer, was ordered to stand trial in the 2019 shooting in the Costco in Corona that killed a man and injured his parents. listen to testimony during Sanchez’s preliminary hearing in Riverside in August 2022. Schwartz and Superior Court Judge Samuel Diaz Jr. Salvador Sanchez, left, defense investigator Bobby Dean, center, defense attorney Michael D. Sanchez would later tell investigators that he “saw a flash” and thought he had been shot. Testimony showed that Kenneth French walked behind Sanchez and without a word, slugged him. Sanchez was off duty and not in uniform that night in Costco when he, the Frenches and others stood in line for sausage samples in the deli section. In a civil case, a federal jury in October awarded $17 million to Kenneth French’s estate and his parents. The LAPD fired Sanchez after its investigation. An officer’s body-worn camera video showed that Sanchez initially identified French as the shooter and did not immediately say he fired as well. Corona police never arrested Sanchez, who identified himself as a police officer at the scene. Hestrin denied giving Sanchez preferential treatment. “If these cases have shown us anything historically, it’s that people should withhold any determination until all the facts come out at trial,” he said. In an interview after the hearing, Schwartz noted the far lower standard of proof required at preliminary hearings than at trials. Testimony showed that Kenneth French knocked down Sanchez with a hard, unprovoked punch to the back of his head as Sanchez held his young child. Schwartz, cross-examined prosecution witnesses but did not call any witnesses of his own during the three-day hearing in Riverside nor make a closing argument to Diaz. said before setting Sanchez’s re-arraignment for Aug. “After hearing conflicting testimony from witnesses, the court reviewed the law of imperfect self-defense, the court reviewed the law of self-defense, the court reviewed the law of defense of others, the court also reviewed the law on voluntary manslaughter and even of involuntary manslaughter,” Superior Court Judge Samuel Diaz Jr. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Salvador Alejandro Sanchez, 31, was c harged by the state Attorney General’s Office with voluntary manslaughter in the Jdeath of Kenneth French, 32, and two counts of assault with a firearm in the shooting of Russell French, now 61, and Paola French, 62. 15, that there is sufficient evidence that the volley of 10 shots was not fired in self-defense. to 9 a.m., Monday through Friday.A former Los Angeles police officer whom authorities in Riverside County declined to charge after he fatally shot an intellectually disabled man and wounded his parents at the Costco in Corona will stand trial on charges brought by the state after a judge ruled Monday, Aug. Richmond, CA: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. to 10 a.m., Sunday through Friday, and 8:30 on Saturdays. Los Angeles, CA locations in Los Feliz, Northridge, Pacoima, Van Nuys, and Woodland Hills: 9 a.m. ![]() locations with different hours:Ĭulver City, CA: 8:00 a.m. Other guests will not be admitted at this time, though Costco members who are health care workers (which includes pharmacists and all hospital employees with a hospital ID) and first responders (police officers, EMTs and firefighters) may enter the warehouse during this hour, as well as during regular operating hours. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at warehouses in the U.S. This shopping hour is reserved for anyone over age 60, and those with disabilities and anyone who is immunocompromised. ![]() Previously, Costco had said senior shopping hours would end July 26, but in the wake of increasing COVID-19 cases due to vaccine hesitancy and the delta variant, the retailer will offer a designated shopping hour twice a week, instead of five days a week, beginning July 26. ![]() Costco is switching course and will continue its senior shopping hours indefinitely the company announced Monday. ![]()
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