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Case against suspect in Sacramento County deputy's death to go to trial

Case against suspect in Sacramento County deputy's death to go to trial
THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY FACED A JUDGE TODAY. BRIAN HEAP WITH WHAT HAPPENED IN COURT. >> SACRAMENTO SHERIFF’S DEPUTY MARK STASYUK WAS SHOT AND KILLED LAST SEPTEMBER WHILE ANSWERING A CALL AT A PEP BOYS STORE IN RANCHO CORDOVA. 38-YEAR-OLD ANTON LEMON PARIS IS CHARGED WITH HIS MURDER. TODAY, PARIS HAD A PRELIMINARY HEARING. THAT’S WHEN PROSECUTORS TRY TO CONVINCE A JUDGE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO TAKE A CASE TO TRIAL. LEMON APPEARED IN COURT IN A STRIPED PRISON UNIFORM. AMONG THOSE TESTIFYING WAS SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY DEVIN FOLK. HE DESCRIBED HIS INTERVIEW WITH A PEP BOYS EMPLOYEE WHO WITNESSED THE SHOOTING. >> THE SUSPECT WAS SAYING SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF, I AM GOING TO SHOOT EVERYONE IN THE STORE. AS HE TURNED TO FACE AWAY FROM THE SUSPECT, THE MALE OFFICER SAID, I AM HERE. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO SEE THAT MALE SUBJECT, HE SAW HE HAD A HANDGUN. HE TURNED AND DUCKED. HE HEARD ONE GUNSHOT AND FELT PAIN IN THE UPPER MIDDLE PORTION OF HIS BACK. HE DESCRIBED AS A SENSATION OF -- DOWN ON THE GROUND AND THEN HE HEARD MULTIPLE SHOTS FIRED. >> THE EMPLOYEE HEARD THE OTHER RESPONDING AND SAID THE OFFICER WAS DOWN. THE SECOND DEPUTY WAS SHOT IN THE ARM. THE JUDGE DID RULE T
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Case against suspect in Sacramento County deputy's death to go to trial
The case against a man accused of shooting and killing a Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy will go to trial, a judge ruled.Anton Lemon Paris, 38, was in court Friday for a preliminary hearing, which is when prosecutors try to convince the judge that there is enough evidence to take the case to trial.Paris is charged with the murder of Mark Stasyuk, the sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed in September 2018 while responding to a call at a Pep Boys in Rancho Cordova. Another deputy and a Pep Boys employee were injured in the shooting.During the hearing Friday, prosecutors presented surveillance video from the auto repair shop and testimony from investigators. Deputy Devin Folk spoke about his interview with the employee who was shot."(The Pep Boys employee) said the subject was walking around, was saying something to the effect of, ‘I’m going to shoot everyone in the store if you keep messing with my mind,'” Folk said during his testimony. “As (the employee) turned to face away from that subject, he said that the officer said, ‘Hey, come here.’ (The employee) then heard what he described as the track pants of the subject moving very quickly. And when he turned around to see that male subject, he saw that (the subject) had a handgun. … When he saw the handgun in the subject’s hand, he turned and ducked. … (The employee) heard one gunshot and then he felt pain in his upper, middle left portion of his back. He described the sensation as being punched really hard.”At the end of the hearing, the judge ruled prosecutors had enough evidence for the case to go to trial.Paris will be back in court Dec. 13 for his formal arraignment.

The case against a man accused of shooting and killing a Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy will go to trial, a judge ruled.

Anton Lemon Paris, 38, was in court Friday for a preliminary hearing, which is when prosecutors try to convince the judge that there is enough evidence to take the case to trial.

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Paris is charged with the murder of Mark Stasyuk, the sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed in September 2018 while responding to a call at a Pep Boys in Rancho Cordova.

Anton Lemon Paris
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Anton Lemon Paris

Another deputy and a Pep Boys employee were injured in the shooting.

During the hearing Friday, prosecutors presented surveillance video from the auto repair shop and testimony from investigators. Deputy Devin Folk spoke about his interview with the employee who was shot.

"(The Pep Boys employee) said the subject was walking around, was saying something to the effect of, ‘I’m going to shoot everyone in the store if you keep messing with my mind,'” Folk said during his testimony. “As (the employee) turned to face away from that subject, he said that the officer said, ‘Hey, come here.’ (The employee) then heard what he described as the track pants of the subject moving very quickly. And when he turned around to see that male subject, he saw that (the subject) had a handgun. … When he saw the handgun in the subject’s hand, he turned and ducked. … (The employee) heard one gunshot and then he felt pain in his upper, middle left portion of his back. He described the sensation as being punched really hard.”

Deputy Mark Stasyuk
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Mark Stasyuk

At the end of the hearing, the judge ruled prosecutors had enough evidence for the case to go to trial.

Paris will be back in court Dec. 13 for his formal arraignment.