Solano Co. Man Convicted In Death Of Richmond Officer

SOLANO COUNTY, CA — A Fairfield man was convicted Tuesday in Solano County Superior Court of voluntary manslaughter with gun use in the 2016 slaying of off-duty Richmond police officer Augustine "Gus" Vegas Jr. in Vallejo. Robert James Vega, 30, was convicted in a jury trial, according to the Solano County District Attorney's Office. A sanity phase of the trial will take place this morning, prosecutors said.

Vega was initially charged with murder and with kidnapping Vegas' 6-year-old grandson.

Vegas, 58, was shot multiple times inside his home at 35 Narragansett Court in the Glen Cove area of Vallejo shortly before 4:40 a.m. on Feb. 11, 2016. He died at the scene.

Vega fled with Vegas' grandson to a Fairfield residence where Fairfield police arrested him and found the boy was unharmed.

Vegas, a foster parent, was a 15-year veteran of the Richmond Police Department, had 10 children and 22 grandchildren and was involved in the Vallejo nonprofit Foster Greatness, an organization that provides
services for foster children.

By Bay City News Service

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