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A man identified as Alonzo Leron Smith, 30, and Falce, an off-duty San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy, are initially seen on the video standing on the sidewalk after they got into a minor traffic collision. Smith had rear-ended the deputy’s car — which had stopped short while trying to avoid two dogs on the road — and the two men got out of their vehicles to confront each other about the fender bender, the video appears to show.
But just as Smith seems to be going back to his vehicle, he's seen turning around and punching Falce in the face, causing the deputy to fall to the ground. Smith then gets into his car as two witnesses attempt to stop him. Another person uses an SUV to ram the attacker’s vehicle.
“He jumped in his car and tried to leave, so I rammed him once and then I backed up and he was able to go around my actual truck, so I rammed him a second time in the back of his car and spun him out across the street and into a…tree," the witness told KTLA.
He added: “I was just so, so shocked. My instincts just kind of kicked in."
Smith was caught about 12 hours later and charged with murder on Wednesday.
Falce, who was on the force for 36 years and was an Army veteran, never fully recovered from the injury and died Tuesday, police announced.
I suppose road rage is common everywhere, it is just shocking to see such a distinguished individual cut down in a needless way like this
originally posted by: JBurns
This criminal thug murdered this 70 year old Sheriff Deputy for absolutely no reason.
originally posted by: AMPTAH
originally posted by: JBurns
This criminal thug murdered this 70 year old Sheriff Deputy for absolutely no reason.
It's always sad when the good cops pay the price, for what the bad cops do on the street.
But, the same thing happens to the good citizens. Recently, a good citizen was mistakenly arrested and forced to take anti-psychotic medication, because they confused him with someone else.
Injustice everywhere.
At Wednesday’s news conference, the district attorney decried legislative efforts to reduce penalties for nonviolent drug crimes. Ramos predicted that his attempt to seek a prior-conviction sentencing enhancement for Smith would be thwarted because people would argue his previous convictions were nonviolent felonies.
www.latimes.com...