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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2019, file photo, a picture of slain Newman police Cpl. Ronil &quot;Ron&quot; Singh rests atop the casket during his funeral in Modesto, Calif. Paulo Virgen Mendoza, a Mexican, national pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors to killing the immigrant California police officer in a case that President Donald Trump used to bolster his call for tougher border security. Mendoza on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, admitted fatally shooting Singh during a traffic stop early the day after Christmas in 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Plea deal in California officer killing that fed Trump fight

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

File - In this Jan. 5, 2019, file photo, a picture of slain Newman Police Cpl. Ronil &quot;Ron&quot; Singh rests atop the casket during his funeral in Modesto, Calif. Paulo Virgen Mendoza pleaded not guilty to killing the Northern California police officer during a traffic stop. The Modesto Bee reported Thursday, April 11, 2019, that an attorney for Mendoza entered the not guilty plea to a murder charge in Stanislaus Superior Court. Mendoza is charged with fatally shooting Singh on Dec. 26. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Man pleads not guilty to killing Northern California officer

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