A man facing felony charges of burglary and auto theft and a
misdemeanor charge of possessing burglary tools delayed entering a
plea last week when his hearing was continued to May 17.
A man facing felony charges of burglary and auto theft and a misdemeanor charge of possessing burglary tools delayed entering a plea last week when his hearing was continued to May 17.
Scott Campione, 41, of Turlock, remains in county jail in lieu of $15,000 bail. The hearing took place at the Santa Clara County Superior Court facility in San Martin.
Campione was arrested April 24 after he was shot in the right bicep by Morgan Hill Police Officer Steve Pennington while allegedly fleeing from the scene of a burglary at the former Flying Lady restaurant on Foothill Avenue along the eastern foothills.
Pennington, who remains on paid administrative leave, told department superiors his weapon misfired.
Three related investigations into the incident are ongoing: The MHPD’s investigation into the burglary itself, which is mostly completed, although detectives are still awaiting results from DNA testing and looking for other suspects who fled; an administrative investigation into the shooting that involves the District Attorney’s Office; and an internal investigation into the shooting. MHPD Lt. Joe Sampson said the administrative investigation is standard procedure when an officer is involved in a shooting.
On May 5, Sampson and MHPD Chief Bruce Cumming met with Chief Deputy District Attorney Karyn Sinunu and Deputy District Attorney Frank Carrubba, who is handling the Campione case, along with investigators from the District Attorney’s Office and MHPD.
“Morgan Hill will provide us with more information next week, and we’re looking at a quick turn-around to this, so we should be ready to issue a joint statement within two weeks,” Sinunu said Friday afternoon. “I want to add that MHPD did an absolutely fantastic job on this investigation, very thorough, very complete, working in conjunction with our investigators.”
Marilyn Dubil covers education and law enforcement for The Times. She can be reached by e-mail at md****@*************es.com or phoning (408) 779-4106 ext. 202.
