It's for the record. 3:44 a.m. The deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Temple City. There was a shooting in the valley.
He wanted to be a cop since he was a kid.
He decided to join the sheriff's department after considering the Border Patrol. The deputy wanted to become a part of the motorcycle unit after working in the jails, but he also wanted to patrol the streets.
His ex-girlfriend said he gave his all to his job. That was the thing that kept him going.
McKay had a long and violent criminal history.
Court records show that the three-time convicted felon had a history of trying to evade police.
He was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to assault with a firearm. In 2005, he and a co-conspirator stole $3,700 from a safe after attacking a sleeping couple and attacking them.
He was convicted of false imprisonment, evading a peace officer, criminal threats, and receiving stolen property on November 8, 2021. Zip ties, duct tape, and an ax were included in the evidence. McKay went missing before he was sentenced. He was wanted for his arrest.
McKay's and Cordero's lives collided on a suburban street.
McKay shot and killed a man during a traffic stop. McKay was killed in a gunfight with police after leading them on a chase.
Kenneth Shinn, a friend of Cordero's in the motorcycle unit, heard the call for all units to respond to the scene.
Shinn said that he was pulled away by a sergeant after going to help.
He and Cordero both became motorcycle deputy after working in the department's drunk driving unit. Shinn bought himself and Cordero an energy drink at a gas station before going to work, but when he showed up he discovered that Cordero had also bought Shinn an energy drink.
Shinn said that Cordero was always thinking of other people. The deputy went to a concert and were going to Colorado.
When she got a call from the sheriff's department Thursday night, she was hoping it was to let her know that her ex-boyfriend was going to make a full recovery.
Even though they had just broken up, she had already been told by text that he had been shot.
I received the call." "I was hoping it was an update that he was going to be fine, but it was the opposite." You just know what you're getting into when you start dating someone. When they come home you are thankful because you think about what could have happened.
It's always in your head.
When Cordero joined the motorcycle unit, he was worried.
He was very excited to be on the motorcycle unit. I was not a fan of it. If someone shoots at you, you don't have any backups. She said that they both felt the same about it, but they supported him through it. We were all worried about it.
An inherent danger exists. It could have happened to anyone.
McKay pulled out a gun and shot Cordero as he was approaching, according to the sheriff. There was a traffic stop.
About 30 police vehicles followed McKay as he went south on the 15 freeway.
McKay's car started to smoke after he ran over the spike strip. McKay shot at the officers who were chasing him.
I'm upset. I think I'm more angry than sad. The man took everything from the family, according to the person who has been in contact with the mother.
The mother of Cordero was crying when she answered the phone.
We are grieving as a family. A member of the Cordero family said that they were not taking any questions at the moment.
McKay had previous police chases. In 1999, he led police on a high-speed chase, driving 90 mph on surface streets, forcing Caltrans workers to dive out of the way as he sped through a work zone. After his car was disabled, he got out with a gun and waved it in the air threateningly at officers before surrendering.
In the year 2021, he fled after being stopped for driving a stolen vehicle with a co-conspirator. After their car was disabled, the two fled on foot, armed with knives, after evading police for 20 miles. McKay's co-conspirator stabbed a police dog during the chase.
McKay's past criminal history was detailed in a sentencing memo that was sent to the court in April.
McKay had a criminal history that included kidnapping, robbery, and multiple assaults with deadly weapons.
He should have been in jail for his violent past. Bianco said that he was released after a judge lowered his bail in the case.
According to court records and a sentencing memo filed by San Bernardino County prosecutors, McKay and two other co-conspirators were accused of holding one of his acquaintances captive between March 23 and March 27 of this year. McKay had been house-sitting for a woman while he was in jail. The residence was burgled when she left for a short time.
The woman helped bail McKay out of jail and he asked her to talk about the crime.
A man punched a woman in the face and threatened to kill her and her mother.
McKay held the woman at the house for days after duct-taping her wrists and ankles.
According to prosecutors, he and his co-conspirators attacked the victim, who escaped and called the police.
Court records show that McKay's bail was raised to $950,000 in June 2021. His bail was reduced to $500,000 after the verdicts.
An indictment was filed in federal court on the day that Hutson reached her verdict. There is no record of McKay being charged. It is not clear if he was the subject of an indictment.
McKay posted his $500,000 bond through a bail agency after postponing his sentencing.
McKay was accused of having a gun as a felon, but the case was later dropped.
A maroon Ford Flex made a left turn at the intersection of H Street and Baseline Road without signaling.
McKay was slumped over in the driver's seat when Saenz pulled over the SUV.
There was a bag on the driver's side floorboard with a gun inside. McKay had a sheath in his pocket and a knife in his pocket.
Two people in McKay's car were carrying drugs.
McKay was found guilty of false imprisonment, making criminal threats, evading police and receiving stolen property, but the charge of possession of a revolver as a felon was dropped by the district attorney.
The judge let him go. Criminals seem to have more rights than victims. I'm not happy.
The story was originally published in the LA Times.
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