Joshua Pena
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Service Record
Bakersfield California Police Department
| Rank | Senior Officer |
| Dates of Service | Hired approximately 2015.[1] |
| Salary | $156,370 (2022)[2] |
| Last Known Status | Active |
Incident Reports
2021 Death of Che Zuniga Jr
Response Timeline
On July 22, 2024, the California Department of Justice released their report, finding that the officers acted "with the intent to defend themselves and others from what they believed to be imminent death or serious bodily injury", that the "officers' belief in the need to use deadly force was not unreasonable", and that criminal charges were unwarranted.[3]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ Tyler Moyer, Body camera footage released in OIS that left suspect dead in August, Bakersfield Now, 2021-10-12
- ↑ Joshua Pena C, Bakersfield, Police Officer, govSalaries
- ↑ Report on the Investigation into the Death of Che Noe Zuniga, Jr. on August 7, 2021, California Department of Justice, 2024-07
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