The Justice for Public Safety Officers Act takes an important step toward establishing stiffer penalties by imposing a mandatory minimum of 30 years in prison for murdering a public safety officer and an additional mandatory minimum of 10 years for traveling between States or countries with the intent to avoid prosecution. When Deputy March was brutally slain executionstyle during a routine traffic stop. Armando Garcia. an illegal immigrant. fled to Mexico within hours of Deputy Marchs murder to avoid prosecution by U.S. authorities. At the time of the murder. Mexico refused to extradite individuals who may face the death penalty or life imprisonment. therefore hindering efforts to bring Armando Garcia back to the United States to face prosecution for his crime.
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