DALLAS (OR) – Jose Manuel Corral-Zavala, 22, was sentenced today by Judge Monte S. Campbell to serve 765 months (63.75 years) in prison for attempting to murder a deputy sheriff, firing upon multiple other law enforcement officers, causing the death of a criminal accomplice, and causing over the $190,000 of damage to a West Salem residence.
Corral-Zavala, of Salem, was found guilty by Judge Campbell, after a three day trial held last week in Polk County Circuit Court of Attempted Aggravated Murder, Manslaughter in the Second Degree, Assault in the First Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon (9 counts), Assault on a Public Safety Officer, Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree, Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, and Reckless Endangering (10 Counts).
The incident began on September 30, 2023 at approximately 1:30 a.m., when Corral-Zavala failed to obey a stop sign and led police on a high speed chase down Highways 51 and 22. Ultimately, Corral-Zavala dumped his vehicle, on the shoulder of Highway 22 and fled with a loaded Glock pistol into the dense brush on the hillside overlooking the roadway. As he observed law enforcement gathered to investigate his abandoned vehicle and begin their search for him, Corral-Zavala called to an associate who was in Independence to come to the location to pick him up so he could escape capture. Once he saw his ride arrive, Corral-Zavala began making his way down to the road, determined to get to the waiting get-away vehicle and avoid being taken into custody by any means necessary. In this case, it meant firing at the group of Salem police officers and Polk County Sheriff’s Deputies standing just a few hundred feet away…