Derek Eugene Pettis photo: California murderer who shot deputy, killed chaplain at age 24 granted 'youth offender' parole
Derek Eugene Pettis, a 24-year-old gang member, found himself handcuffed in the back seat of a squad car after a drunken bar fight in 1994, but the Los Angeles deputy who placed him there wasn't going to bring him to jail.
Deputy Terrence Wenger, 31, and volunteer chaplain Bruce Bryan, a 39-year-old in the car on a ride-along, took Pettis home to sober up.
Rather than thank them, Pettis hit Wenger over the head as soon as he was free from his handcuffs.
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