Fernando Carbajal sentenced to 1 year in prison after chasing officer in Red Wing
RED WING, Minn. -- A man who was shot by a Goodhue County deputy in Red Wing nearly a year ago has been sentenced to a year in prison.
Fernando Carbajal pleaded guilty in August to third-degree assault for chasing an officer after he crashed his SUV into a utility pole at a high rate of speed.
Carbajal was given a stayed sentence of five years, meaning if he follows conditions imposed by the court during his five-year probation, he won't serve the prison sentence.
On the afternoon of Nov. 22, Carbajal, who was "suicidal," according to charges, started chasing Investigator Steve Sutton-Brown, who tried to retreat and deploy his Taser. However, the Taser did not work and Carbajal continued to chase him, according to charging documents. Then Sutton-Brown fired three rounds, hitting Carbajal.
The Stearns County Attorney's Office reviewed the case and determined that Sutton-Brown's use of deadly force was justified as it was necessary to protect him from apparent death or great bodily harm.
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