UKIAH, 8/24/22 — This morning Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Ann Moorman canceled a controversial sentencing hearing for ex-Ukiah Police Department Sgt. Kevin Murray one day after a protest against Murray’s plea deal outside the courthouse. Murray was initially charged with multiple sexual assaults as well as gun and drug violations, but over roughly 20 months his attorneys pleaded those charges down to one felony for dissuading a witness and one misdameanor for false imprisonment.
The deal allowed Murray to dodge mandatory registration as a sex offender. The minimum sentence stipulated in Murray’s plea is 16 months in state prison, but defense attorneys wrote in a pre-sentencing memorandum that their agreement with the court does not involve jail time. The case continues to generate ongoing public outcry.
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