SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – SANTA CRUZ, Calif.An active-duty U.S. Air Force sergeant accused of killing a Northern California sheriff’s deputy in an ambush-style attack was a leader for a military base's elite security force, officials said Monday.Staff Sgt.
Steven Carrillo has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting Santa Cruz County sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller and wounding two other officers Saturday.
He is expected to be charged with first-degree murder. The FBI also is investigating if Carrillo has any links to the killing of a federal officer who was shot outside the U.S.
courthouse in Oakland more than a week ago. Both killings involved shooters in a van.Carrillo, 32, was a team leader for the Phoenix Ravens at Travis Air Force.