Los Angeles, CA – Local news affiliate Fox 11 has confirmed that Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon’s office is looking to drop the special circumstance allegations and gun enhancements against a double murder suspect. One of the suspect’s alleged victims was a police officer.

Removing the enhancements from the suspect’s sentence would make him eligible for parole at some point, something he currently is not eligible for.

In June of 2019, a Utah man, Rhett Nelson, walked up to an off duty Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Deputy, Joseph Gilbert Solano, at a Jack in the Box in Alhambra and shot him in the back of the head. [...]