Anti-government militia member and former Air Force Sgt. Steven Carrillo pleaded guilty Monday in his second capital murder case to killing a Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
Steven CarrilloCarrillo, 34, of Ben Lomond appeared at Alameda County Superior Court in Dublin for what was scheduled as a trial date-setting hearing, instead entering his amended plea to nine felony counts and several special allegations. Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell said the plea came as a result of a negotiated settlement in which his office would not seek the death penalty. Instead, Carrillo is expected to face life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Prior to engaging with officers, Carrillo began messaging fellow members of the Grizzly Scouts, a paramilitary group known to espouse the Boogaloo ideology. The Boogaloo movement revolved around the desire for a violent overthrow of the government and starting a second civil war and resulted in violent attacks on law enforcement across the country, according to a release from Rosell’s office.
“They’re waiting for reenforcments I’m listening to them…Dudes I offed a fed…They’re staging…Come help. I have cameras everywhere here they’re waiting,” Carrillo reportedly typed, per a partial transcript of cell phone and foresenic records provided by Rosell’s office. Three weeks ago, after a remembrance ceremony for Gutzwiller held at a county park to be renamed in the deputy’s honor, Sheriff Jim Hart weighed in on Carrillo’s federal sentencing.
According to a “statement of facts” document read aloud Monday in court by Rosell, Carrillo’s attack in Ben Lomond was prompted by deputies investigating a call reporting a white van seen illegally parked on a remote section of Jamison Creek Road in Boulder Creek. Inside, the caller reported, were what appeared to be bomb-making materials and ammunition.
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