| 词条 | Regis Deon Thomas |
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| name = Regis Deon Thomas | image_name = | image_size = | image_caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|06|16}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California | death_date = | death_place = | cause = | alias = | charge = | conviction = Murder | conviction_penalty = Death | conviction_status = | victims=3 | country=United States | states=California | beginyear=1992 | endyear=1993 | apprehended=April 6, 1993 | sentence=Death }}Regis Deon Thomas (born June 16, 1970)[1] is an American convicted murderer and Bloods gang member. Thomas was sentenced to death for a 1992 murder in Torrance, California, and for the 1993 murders of Kevin Michael Burrell and James Wayne MacDonald, two officers in the Compton Police Department, who were shot dead during a traffic stop in the City of Compton. They were the first Compton police officers killed in the line of duty in the department's 65-year history.[2] BackgroundThomas was born on June 16, 1970. He was the oldest of four children and grew up in South-Central Los Angeles. He was a member of the Bounty Hunter Bloods street gang,[3] a Bloods subset based out of Watts, Los Angeles, California. Thomas was convicted of perjury in 1990.[4] He had once worked at a liquor store as a security guard, but the building was burnt down during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, resulting in Thomas being out of work for a year. MurdersOn January 31, 1992, Thomas murdered a man called Carlos Adkins in an apartment in Torrance by shooting him repeatedly to death.[5] Over a year later on the night of February 22, 1993, about 11 p.m., Compton Police Officer Kevin Michael Burrell, 29,[6] and Reserve Officer James Wayne MacDonald, 24,[7] made a routine traffic stop in Compton, at the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue and Dwight Avenue, on a red 1992 Chevrolet 454 pickup truck being driven by Thomas. As the officers exited their patrol car and approached the pickup truck, Thomas exited his vehicle and opened fire on both officers. Both officers were knocked down to the ground by bullet wounds to their limbs. According to trial testimony, Thomas shot at their heads execution-style. Both officers were wearing bulletproof vests and were found lying face down near their patrol car with their guns holstered. There were nine spent nine-millimeter shell casings in front of the patrol car. Burrell died of multiple gunshot wounds to the arm, face, left foot, and head. MacDonald was also shot four times, in his left armpit, middle back, upper back, and behind the right ear, and died of a gunshot wound to the chest. After the shootings Thomas returned to his truck and drove away.[8] TrialNeither officer had notified dispatchers to report the traffic stop or request a background check on the truck's license plates. Detectives initially worked under the assumption that there were at least two assailants in the truck. Both Burrell and MacDonald were armed, but neither had even been given a chance to draw their gun. MacDonald, a Compton native, and Burrell, a 5-year police veteran, were the first police officers killed on duty in the history of the Compton police force. MacDonald was killed during his last ever shift as a volunteer reserve officer on the Compton force. A massive manhunt ensued after the officers deaths which led to five arrests in other cases, solving three murders and two attempted killings.[9] Compton police officers Timothy M. Brennan and Robert Ladd, were a part of the task force that was formed in the wake of the murders that ultimately led to the arrest and conviction of Thomas. Thomas was captured on April 6, 1993, when he surrendered to a broadcast news reporter.[10] He was found guilty of the murders and was sentenced to death on August 15, 1995.[11] He is currently on death row awaiting execution and is imprisoned at San Quentin State Prison. His CDCR number is J76200.[12] See also
References1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-06-17/local/me-14004_1_death-penalty|title=Jury Urges Death Penalty for Killer of 2 Compton Officers|date=June 17, 1995|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Regis Deon}}2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-28/news/mn-416_1_james-wayne-macdonald|title=Hundreds Mourn Compton Officer : Tribute: Friends remember James Wayne MacDonald as a compassionate person who had long wanted to be a policeman.|date=February 28, 1993|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California}} 3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-04-14/local/me-54825_1_witness-jailed|title=LOS ANGELES : Witness Jailed for Refusing to Testify in Murder Case|date=April 14, 1995|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-16/local/me-23598_1_regis-deon-thomas|title=COMPTON : Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Killing of 2 Officers|date=April 16, 1993|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-08/local/me-20339_1_charges-killings-officers|title=LOS ANGELES : Man Charged in Killings of 2 Officers, 1 Other|date=April 8, 1993|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.odmp.org/officer/457-officer-kevin-michael-burrell|title=Officer Kevin Michael Burrell|work=ODMP}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.odmp.org/officer/458-officer-james-wayne-macdonald|title=Officer James Wayne MacDonald|work=ODMP}} 8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-supreme-court/1595353.html|title=PEOPLE v. THOMAS|date=February 23, 2012|work=FindLaw|location=Los Angeles, California}} 9. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-05-18/local/me-3035_1_death-penalty|title=Man Found Guilty in Killings of 2 Officers : Crime: He may face death penalty in 1993 Compton shootings. Case hinged on testimony of a witness who said he heard defendant brag about the murders.|date=May 18, 1995|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-05-18/local/me-3035_1_death-penalty/2|title=Man Found Guilty in Killings of 2 Officers : Crime: He may face death penalty in 1993 Compton shootings. Case hinged on testimony of a witness who said he heard defendant brag about the murders.|date=May 18, 1995|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California}} 11. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-08-16/local/me-35650_1_compton-police|title=Killer of 2 Compton Police Officers Sentenced to Death|date=August 16, 1995|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California}} 12. ^{{Cite news|url=http://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/search.aspx|title=CDCR inmate locator}} 9 : 1970 births|1992 murders in the United States|1993 murders in the United States|Living people|Prisoners sentenced to death by California|People convicted of murder by California|American people convicted of murder|American prisoners sentenced to death|Gang members |
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