Wiggins charged with murder of a police officer

A press release was issued to the media Monday morning bringing the expected news that a 32-year-old Rialto man will be charged in the death of a Rialto police officer last week.

Here it is:

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
MICHAEL A. RAMOS
District Attorney

Contact person: District Attorney Michael A. Ramos 909-382-3660
Date: October 22, 2007

DA Announces Charges in Rialto Police Officer's Death

San Bernardino, CA - At a press conference today, San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael A. Ramos announced that his office has filed one count of Murder and two special allegations, Use of a Firearm and Murder of a Peace Officer against Kris Antonio Wiggins, 32, in the shooting death of Rialto Police Officer Sergio Carrera Jr. Carrera, a member of Rialto Police Department's SWAT team, was shot during the service of a search warrant on Thursday, October 18, in the City of Rialto.
Ramos said, "Our Peace Officers have serious and dangerous jobs and when met with forceful resistance, which results in the death of a Peace Officer, we will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. Officer Carrera will be missed by his friends, family and fellow officers. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family at this time."
Wiggins will be arraigned Monday, October 22, at 1:30 p.m. in Department F5 in Fontana, CA.