The deputy was shot in 2021 while doing surveillance at an east Vancouver apartment complex.
VANCOUVER, Wash. — An Oregon man who fatally shot a sheriff’s deputy in southwest Washington state has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for parole.
Guillermo Raya Leon, 28, was sentenced Thursday in the 2021 death of 46-year-old Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown, The Columbian last week of aggravated first-degree murder, trafficking in stolen property, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and two counts of possession of a stolen firearm.
Raya Leon claimed self-defense in the shooting and his lawyer during trial argued Raya Leon did not intend to shoot the detective, only to confirm Brown was watching them. Prosecutors said Raya Leon knew Brown was a deputy and took time to think things over before confronting the detective. They said Raya Leon sneaked up on Brown and shot him from behind.
Raya Leon’s sister-in-law Misty Raya, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree burglary, one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and one count of theft of a firearm. She was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison. Raya Leon’s brother, Abran Raya Leon, of second-degree murder, possession of a stolen firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm.
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