Contra Costa County Sheriff shows disdain for judge's 6-year sentence of ex-deputy

Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston wrote his entire staff a letter, telling them what a "sad day" it was after a judge sentenced a former deputy to six years in prison after fatally shooting a 33-year-old mentally ill, Filipino man who had been knocking on doors in a neighborhood he used to live in and then drove away from authorities at 6 mph.

Convicted Contra Costa County sheriff's deputy had hard life, bullied as child, report shows

Convicted Contra Costa County sheriff's deputy Andrew Hall had a hard life – including a neglectful father who was married five times and a mother who was a methamphetamine addict who ignored him and his brother for a series of unsavory men – new details reveal in a probation report obtained by KTVU. The judge didn't take much of that into account.