He’s going to prison for shooting a cop. The cop taunted him with K-Y Jelly in court.
BY JARED GILMOUR
jgilmour@mcclatchy.com
NOVEMBER 30, 2017 08:19 PM


A Florida police officer was taking his 14-year-old child to school in March 2016 when he spotted a reckless driver.

Though he wasn’t on duty, the undercover Jacksonville, Fla. officer tried to pull over Kevin Rojas, who was then 19, the Associated Press reports.

That’s when Rojas got out of his white Cadillac and started shooting at the officer, police said. The officer was sporting a ballistic vest that said “police” on it at the time, WLTV reports.

Rojas’ shots missed the officer’s son, AP reports, but ended up hitting the officer three times, according to police. The officer shot back, but Rojas fled the scene by stealing another vehicle, and then barricaded himself in a house. Other officers pursued him, and shot Rojas three times before he was apprehended.

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When the officer spoke at Rojas’ sentencing this week, he pulled out a bottle of the personal lubricant K-Y Jelly, the Florida Times-Union reports.

“I brought a little gift for you,” the officer told Rojas, according to Action News Jax. “You will need it where you are going.”

Rojas, now 21, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for trying to kill the officer and his son, News4Jax reports. Rojas was also convicted of two counts of aggravated assault, one count of grand theft auto and one count of fleeing or attempting to elude police.

The officer also said in court that Rojas had been spineless during their encounter, ambushing the officer when he was with his child.

“When I brought the fight back, you ran like a coward,” the officer said, Action News Jax reports.

Rojas had been running away from a fight with his live-in girlfriend, police said, when the undercover officer had tried to make the 2016 traffic stop, the Times-Union reports.

During the trial, the officer described the near-death encounter in detail, the Times-Union reports.

“When I see the car door opening, I start to look behind me to go open my door,” the officer testified. “That’s when I hear the gunshots, and the glass shattering. … When he shoots me in the head, I get a whiplash back. I see the blood splatter. At this time, I know — I realize I got shot.”

It will be 25 years before Rojas can be considered for parole, according to News4Jax.

“Obviously that day changed my life, and it will never be the same,” the officer, who hasn’t been named to protect his undercover status, said in court, News4Jax reports.

The judge handed down the maximum prison sentence for each of the crimes Rojas was convicted of, according to the Times-Union.

“I’m pretty sure Mr. Rojas doesn’t understand what the rest of his life means,” Judge James Daniel said Wednesday, the Times-Union reports.

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Beautiful!

Seems like a shame he can't go meet old sparky.

Obvious humor aside, what the hell was he doing, as an undercover, pulling over a car to begin with, and particularly with his kid in the car?

Coupled with his on-the-stand actions...I'm glad he doesn't work for me...

Difference between Florida and Kommiefornia justices is astounding.

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Originally posted by SIG4EVA:
Beautiful!

So the taxpayers will be supporting this asshole for the next several decades.

Glad the cop survived and can still do his job.

They've got KY in prison?

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Originally posted by Ripley:
They've got KY in prison?

Hopefully, no.

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Originally posted by Floyd D. Barber:

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Originally posted by Ripley:
They've got KY in prison?

Hopefully, no.

Hopefully, no foreplay either...

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Originally posted by Ripley:
They've got KY in prison?

No, but they do have HIV...

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Originally posted by chongosuerte:
Obvious humor aside, what the hell was he doing, as an undercover, pulling over a car to begin with, and particularly with his kid in the car?

Coupled with his on-the-stand actions...I'm glad he doesn't work for me...

That was kind of my thought as well.

If he is that unprofessional in the courtroom, I'd hate to think what he's like on the street.

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Originally posted by chongosuerte:
Obvious humor aside, what the hell was he doing, as an undercover, pulling over a car to begin with, and particularly with his kid in the car?

I read a couple of other articles on it and apparently the guy was driving very dangerously and it was in the morning in school traffic. The officer was on the radio calling it in while pulling the guy over. That's when the shooting took place.

This guy is going to have fun in prison

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Originally posted by olfuzzy:
This guy is going to have fun in prison

He may not like Thursday.

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From the article at Foxnews.com


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When questioned by a judge in a 30-minute hearing about the stunt, the officer refused to comment, the Times-Union reported.

The officer's supervisors were aware of the incident and will address it, according to local reports.

Here's a transcript of the supervisor addressing it with the officer...

Supervisor: "Did you really hold up a tube of KY and say 'I brought a little gift for you, you will need it where you are going.”

Officer: "Sir, I did."

Supervisor: "So do want chocolate glazed with sprinkles or do you like the Boston Creme type more?"

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Originally posted by Gustofer:

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Originally posted by chongosuerte:
Obvious humor aside, what the hell was he doing, as an undercover, pulling over a car to begin with, and particularly with his kid in the car?

Coupled with his on-the-stand actions...I'm glad he doesn't work for me...

That was kind of my thought as well.

If he is that unprofessional in the courtroom, I'd hate to think what he's like on the street.

Agreed. Something is wrong with this guy.

Members of the LE community have rightly stated that every stop can lead to a life or death situation. When you consider what took place, the officer is lucky not to face a charge of child endangerment. He used really poor judgement and his child could easily have been killed as a result.

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Originally posted by Floyd D. Barber:

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Originally posted by olfuzzy:
This guy is going to have fun in prison

He may not like Thursday.

May not care for the one they call Wednesday either.

He has a fine pair of handles there to assist any of his future live-in lovers.

tac

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Originally posted by Ripley:
They've got KY in prison?

They’ve got mayonnaise packets.

Happened in my hometown. The initial stories were that the perp was driving erratically and dangerously in a school zone. That's why the officer attempted to stop him. The officer was in an unmarked car and had on some type of uniform IDing himself as police. He did have his son in the car, but the heavy news coverage seemed to imply that the perp was an eminent danger near a school.