COALINGA — A 39-year-old man was killed on a jail yard right here, and the suspect is a Contra Costa County man serving life for killing his good friend, then trying to homicide a BART officer in 2015, authorities stated.
Charles Goetting, 34, allegedly used an “inmate manufactured weapon” to kill Richard Derderian, an Orange County native. The assault occurred round 10:45 a.m. Friday at Nice Valley State Jail, in accordance with a information launch by the California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Goetting was the suspect in a ugly 2015 killing that led to a shootout with police on Christmas Day of that yr. It began when he shot and killed 40-year-old Colin Anderson, however exactly when or the place the capturing occurred shouldn't be recognized. Goetting caught Anderson’s physique in a rented shifting truck and was en path to bury it when he stopped on the Hayward BART station.
There, BART Officers Timothy Eads and Carlos Dazhan stumbled upon the truck and advised Goetting they wished to look it. That’s when Goetting pulled his pistol and commenced capturing, hanging Eads within the arm, earlier than the officers returned hearth and shot Goetting a number of instances. The incident was captured on the officers’ physique cameras.
At his 2021 trial, Goetting was convicted of tried homicide of Eads, however jurors held on a homicide cost. The protection argued Anderson and Goetting had been shut buddies who argued whereas determined to feed their heroin habits, and that Goetting shot Anderson in self-defense.
The authorized victory was short-lived; Goetting finally pleaded no contest to homicide and was sentenced to 35 years to life.
Derderian was practically completed with a five-year jail time period for involvement in a Southern California house invasion theft the place greater than $200,000 was stolen.
Authorities say the Fresno District Legal professional will evaluate the case and decide whether or not to cost Goetting as soon as the CDCR investigation is accomplished. Authorities haven't commented on a motive, nor stated if the murder seems to be associated to jail gangs.