Walter Ancheta will face 6 felony charges for Soledad O.I.S.
UPDATE 10/26/2017: 38-year-old Walter Ancheta has pled guilty to deter or prevent an executive officer by force or threat.
Judge Andrew G. Liu will sentence Ancheta to 2 years 8 months in state prison on November 17, 2017 at 8:45 a.m. Ancheta will be sentenced pursuant to California’s Three Strikes Law due a prior conviction for assault with a deadly weapon with an enhancement for criminal street gang activity.
UPDATE 10/21/16 10:45 AM: Walter Ancheta, the Soledad man who was arrested after a police-involved shooting Oct. 11, will face six felony charges according to Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo.
Ancheta, 37, will be arraigned today (Friday) at 1:30 in Monterey County Superior Court.
The felony counts include: Resisting a peace officer causing serious injury to the officer, battery with injury on a peace officer, assault with a deadly weapon (a car) on a peace officer, child endangerment, transportation of methamphetamine, and possession of methamphetamine for sale.
The complaint contains two sentencing enhancements: Two felony strike convictions (assault committed on behalf of a criminal street gang, possession for sale of methamphetamine for the benefit of a criminal street gan) and three prior prison term enhancements.
UPDATE 10/12/16 9:31 AM: An investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Soledad is underway after a suspect and an officer got into an altercation Tuesday night, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office.
Assistant District Attorney Berkley Brannon said an officer pulled Walter Ancheta, 37, over in the 700 block of Grenada Street around 10:30 p.m. Brannon said Ancheta was in the car with his 10-year-old daughter, when he ran from the officer.
The DA’s office said Ancheta returned to the car and got into an altercation with the officer, throwing the officer down to the ground.
During the incident, Brannon said the officer shot Ancheta in the cheek and the bullet ended up in his shoulder. Ancheta’s daughter may have been in the car at the time of the shooting, according to Brannon.
Soledad Police Chief Eric Sills said the officer has worked with the department for a year and is on administrative leave, which is standard protocol.
Sills said the case was sent to the DA’s office to make sure the investigation is transparent. The last officer-involved shooting in Soledad was three years ago.
Brannon said the officer is okay and its not clear why Ancheta was pulled over or if he was armed.
PREVIOUS STORY: Wednesday morning the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said it is investigating a shooting involving a Soledad police officer.
A prosecutor said a suspect was shot in the shoulder.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
