A man accused of killing a California sheriff’s deputy is allegedly pretending to be mentally incompetent in order to avoid the most severe punishment.
Jesse Ceazar Navarro, 45, is charged with the murder of 30-year-old Darnell Calhoun, as well as discharging a firearm from a vehicle with the intent to kill. Because special circumstances were added to the case due to Navarro allegedly murdering a peace officer, he is eligible for the death penalty, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said.
But Navarro has no intention of seeing that punishment meted out, according to prosecutors, who contend that the defendant has hatched a plan to skirt responsibility…