A jury has found Robert Solis guilty in the capital murder of Sandeep Dhaliwal, a trailblazing Sikh Harris County Deputy, during a 2019 traffic stop.
, called himself to the witness stand — a surprise move as the court believed testimony to be over and closing arguments imminent in the capital murder trial. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in Solis' case.Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal's accused killer tells jurors he had 'no intention of killing this man'
“I realized that there were several offenses that I would be able to arrest the deputy for,” Solis stated. “He complied, did everything I asked,” Solis continued. “When I pushed him up against the vehicle and ran his hand down his back to go for his handcuffs, he moved, jerked very quickly.”“Because of the position I had the weapon in, I lost control,” the defendant said, appearing to become emotional in front of the jurors. “I lost control of it. I accidently pulled the trigger and it discharged.”
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