A man who tried to grab a CHP officer's gun during an altercation on Interstate 8 in Mission Valley, leaving the officer with a gunshot to a leg, was sentenced to nearly 23 years in state prison.
Yuhao Du, a graduate student who was studying physics at UC San Diego, crashed his vehicle in April 2022, and later shot CHP Officer Antonio "Tony" Pacheco in.
A man who tried to grab a California Highway Patrol officer's gun during an altercation on Interstate 8 in Mission Valley, leaving the lawman with a gunshot to a leg, was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 23 years in state prison.
Yuhao Du, a promising physics student, initially pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for shooting Officer Tony Pacheco in his leg in Mission Valley