Accused Northern California Cop Killer Laughs In Court: Reports

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — A convicted felon and Mexican citizen said to be living in the U.S. illegally who is charged in the 2014 killings of two Northern California deputies reportedly showed little remorse when in court this week. Luis Enrique Monroy Bracamontes, 37, allegedly laughed, smiled and shouted as his trial in the deaths of Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy Danny Oliver and Placer County sheriff’s Detective Michael Davis finally got underway in a Sacramento County courtroom.

There have been several delays surrounding the mental competency of Bracamontes, who is accused along with his wife of fatally gunning down Deputy Oliver Oct. 24, 2014 outside a Motel 6 in Sacramento and a few hours later, Detective Davis in a shootout near Auburn in Placer County.

As opening statements were being presented, Bracamontes “appeared …. laughing, smiling and shouting out that a deputy was a coward as the prosecution laid out the timeline of the crime spree that spanned Sacramento and Placer counties,” according to an SFGate.com account of the courtroom incident:

“At times during the opening statement, Bracamontes laughed with his attorney, and at other times, he smirked at the audience, which included family members of the victims.
"On several occasions, Bracamontes laughed out loud when the prosecutor described the shootings and multiple exchanges of gunfire throughout the day.”
"I wish I could have killed more of those motherf---ers" Bracamontes said. "I will break out soon, and I will kill more."

During what was described as an “outburst” Tuesday by Bracamontes, the judge ordered the jury out of the courtroom, according to another media account.

Both the Sacramento and Placer county district attorney’s offices have stated their prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Bracamontes.

“Input from the victims’ families was solicited, received, and considered during the decision-making process,” the two DA’s offices stated in a joint news release issued back on Dec. 9, 2014. “Both offices independently concluded that the death penalty is the appropriate penalty in this instance.”

Reached Friday, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office Spokeswoman Shelly Orio told Patch: “The press release we issued still stands today.”