Former UC San Diego Grad Student Sentenced to Almost 23 Years for Shooting CHP Officer

Former UC San Diego Grad Student Sentenced to Almost 23 Years for Shooting CHP Officer
Officer Antonio Pacheco has still not completely resumed his previous duties, according to the San Diego Union Tribune.CHP
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A UC San Diego physics graduate student was sentenced April 23 to nearly 23 years in state prison after pleading guilty to the attempted murder of a California Highway Patrol officer in San Diego.

The incident occurred in April 2022 after 27-year-old Yuhao Du tried to grab a California Highway Patrol officer’s gun during an altercation, causing it to discharge.