Daughter slams plea deal in slaying of Pittsburg adult ed principal

PITTSBURG, Calif. – The daughter of the Pittsburg Grownup Schooling principal who was shot and killed by his spouse voiced outrage Wednesday that the defendant has taken a plea cope with prosecutors.

Maria Vides was initially charged by the Contra Costa County DA’s workplace with homicide within the 2019 taking pictures loss of life of Paul Shatswell.

However Vides accepted a plea deal in September for involuntary manslaughter.

Shatswell’s daughter Serena Shatswell informed KTVU she’s upset with the deal, beneath which Vides is anticipated to be sentenced to seven years in jail.

“I am not saying put her away without end. I am not saying homicide and lock her up or no matter,” she mentioned. “It is take accountability. It wasn’t an accident.”

Shatswell died per week after he was shot on the couple’s dwelling on Barrie Drive in Pittsburg. He was the principal of the Pittsburg Unified Faculty District’s grownup schooling program.

His household has filed a wrongful loss of life lawsuit in opposition to Vides that’s nonetheless pending. 

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