29 years in state prison for man who pleaded guilty to attempted murder of two MCSO deputies

With the two victim deputies looking on, defendant Joseph Anthony Corral II, age 27, of Los Angeles, was convicted by early plea Wednesday afternoon in the Mendocino County Superior Court of attempted murder in the second degree.



This crime involved the defendant firing on two Sheriff's deputies with the intent to kill one or both on Uva Drive in Redwood Valley on October 10, 2019.

The defendant also admitted that he personally and intentionally discharged his .50 caliber handgun during the commission of the attempted murder.

As part of the negotiated settlement, the defendant was required to accept and stipulate to the aggravated term of 9 years in state prison for the attempted murder. He also was required to accept and stipulate to a consecutive term of 20 years for the intentional discharge of the firearm, for a total sentence of 29 years in state prison.

Because the necessary incoming inmate classification and risk assessment work done at San Quentin is assisted by a local background study, the matter was referred to the Mendocino County Adult Probation Department for preparation of that study.

The defendant will be formally sentenced to the 29 years on January 16, 2020 at 9 o'clock in the morning at the Ukiah courthouse. 

Because this crime is defined as a violent felony in the California Penal Code, any and all credits the defendant may attempt to earn against his 29 year commitment will be limited to no more than 15% of the overall sentence.

The local law enforcement agencies that gathered the necessary evidence to support today's conviction were the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office and the District Attorney's own Bureau of Investigations.

The prosecutor who is handling this case is District Attorney David Eyster.

Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Keith Faulder was the bench officer who queried the defendant today and accepted his admissions of criminal liability, as outlined above. Judge Faulder is expected to be the sentencing judge in January.

To view Sheriff Tom Allman's critical incident video release of the crime, please click on the following URL: < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iszbmRLZgE >