A woman was sentenced to six years in prison for her role in a 2022 traffic stop that ended with Virginia Beach police shooting and killing her husband.
Jacqueline Ortiz faced a bench trial on Tuesday for seven charges related to that incident. She was found guilty on six of those charges, including assaulting and battering a law enforcement officer.
Jacqueline Ortiz-Whitaker's preliminary hearing was Friday. Virginia Beach Police said she tried to pull a gun on an officer during a deadly traffic stop where the officer shot her husband.
“Any loss of life is a tragedy and our hearts go out to everyone impacted by this event,” said Police Chief Paul Neudigate. “No officer wants to take a life.”