US EditionEx-Chicago police officer pleads guilty in husband's shooting death
- Former Chicago police officer Jacqueline Villasenor pleaded guilty Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter for shooting her husband at their West Winona Street home in 2021.
- The shooting followed an argument over a recent affair during which Villasenor threatened suicide and a struggle over her 9-mm gun erupted with her husband, German Villasenor.
- During the altercation, the gun discharged, critically injuring German Villasenor, a Chicago police officer aged 44, while their teenage son was inside the house and heard the gunfire.
- On Tuesday, Jacqueline Villasenor received a prison sentence of 2,338 days, equal to six years and four months, with credit for over three years served plus one year of parole.
- The case highlights ongoing disputes about the incident’s nature, with Villasenor’s family forgiving her, while the victim’s mother says she will never accept it was an accident.
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Ex-CPD officer expected to serve a week in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting husband
An ex-Chicago police officer will spend about a week in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting her husband, a fellow cop, over three years ago.Fighting through tears, Jacqueline Villasenor told Judge Arthur Wesley Willis Tuesday, “There is no punishment worse than the punishment I give myself every day.”“Although the kids love and support me, I still see him in them every day, which makes it hard to know he's not here,” Jacqueline Vill…
Chicago officer who shot her husband, also a CPD officer, set to make plea in court
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