Ryan Dwayne Turner Jr., 22, of San Bernardino, appearing in Superior Court in Victorville, also denied charges of evading a peace officer with wanton disregard for safety and taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent. He faces 17 years to life in state prison if convicted of all three felony charges, District Attorney Jason Anderson said.

Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr., a beloved member of the San Bernardino County community, was remembered at a vigil the day after he died while pursuing a stolen car suspect through Victorville.

San Bernardino County authorities Monday announced the identity of a deputy who was killed in a deadly crash at a Victorville intersection earlier in the morning. Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr. was described as a six-year veteran with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department,