"Jose Campos Rodas, 31, had been out of custody facing a murder charge in the May 2023 shooting death of 38-year-old Manuel Zambrano. In a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors, Campos Rodas pleaded no contest to assault with a firearm, then was sentenced to the time he had already served. The sentence was split between the seven months he spent behind bars, and the time he was free but equipped with the GPS device, court records show."
"They've had the truck get stolen four or five times, and then they put a tracking device on it, Michael Cardoza, the defense attorney representing Campos Rodas, said in a phone interview. He added that their prior experience taught them Oakland police were too overworked to help them retrieve the vehicle, so when it disappeared again on May 14, 2023, they went looking for it themselves. When they located Zambrano, he got behind the wheel of the trucj and attempted to flee."
Jose Campos Rodas, 31, faced a murder charge in the May 2023 shooting death of 38-year-old Manuel Zambrano. In a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors, he pleaded no contest to assault with a firearm and was given a sentence equal to time already served. The sentence was split between seven months in custody and subsequent time free while wearing a GPS ankle monitor, which ended with the plea. Campos Rodas, his father, and his brother-in-law had placed a tracking device on a frequently stolen work truck, located Zambrano at the vehicle, and confronted him. Campos Rodas fired as the truck backed out; only the first shot struck Zambrano, who later died at a hospital.
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