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Criminal

Dec. 1, 2010

Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced to Life

A judge sentenced former Sacramento sheriff's deputy Chu Vue to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday after a jury found him guilty of masterminding the October 2008 murder of a state correctional officer.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A Sacramento County judge sentenced former Sacramento sheriff's deputy Chu Vue to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday after a jury found him guilty of masterminding the October 2008 murder of state correctional officer Steve Lo.


Lo was murdered after Vue found out that Lo was having an affair with his wife. Lo was shot and killed in the garage of his home just before 5 a.m., wh...

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