The Adelanto Murder Case

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RIVERSIDE - Although the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s office found the officer-involved shooting of an Adelanto man justified in 2015, a jury awarded Kevion Young $110,000 plus undisclosed punitive damages on Thursday.

The non-fatal officer-involved shooting occurred on January 29, 2014, when undercover deputies were looking for the murder suspect, Robert Pope. Pope was wanted for the murder of Ernie Sanders and the attempted murder of Summer Mattes that occurred the previous day. The deputies, who were driving unmarked vehicles and were dressed in plain clothing began watching a home located in the 11600 block of La Paz Street at around 9:00 p.m that night.

After watching for a short time deputies noticed a male acting suspiciously,