Ron Freitas
District Attorney
RON FREITAS District Attorney, San Joaquin County
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News from the Office of District Attorney Ronald J. Freitas
For Immediate Release
August 4, 2023
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San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office Charges Suspected Shooter of Stockton Police Sergeant

Sunthawon Savon, 20, Charged on Eight Counts

Stockton- Today, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office Charged Sunthawon Savon, 20, on eight counts in the shooting of a Stockton Police Sergeant, and the carjacking of Sam Ol-Touch. The eight counts charged are:

  • Count 1: Attempted murder of a Peace Officer
  • Count 2: Assault on a Peace Officer with an automatic weapon or a rifle.
  • Count 3: Assault on a Peace Officer with a semi-automatic weapon.
  • Count 4: Assault on a Peace Officer with a firearm.
  • Count 5: Shooting into an inhabited dwelling or occupied vehicle.
  • Count 6: Carjacking (Victim: Sam Ol-Touch).
  • Count 7: Possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
  • Count 8: Possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

 These charges additionally carry the sentence enhancements of:

  • Discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury.
  • Discharge of a firearm.
  • Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
  • Personal infliction of great bodily injury.
  • Felony committed while released on bail or O.R.

Maximum exposure for the Defendant should he be found guilty on all counts is life in Prison.