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Man pleads guilty to conspiracy in Sioux City cop shooting

Posted February 06, 2015 10:00 pm

The Associated Press

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A man accused of helping another man flee Sioux City after shooting a police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.

The Sioux City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1Fj2JYP ) that 25-year-old Esteban Hernandez pleaded guilty Friday in Sioux City's U.S. District Court. Hernandez faces more than a year in prison when he's sentenced.

Hernandez was arrested last month in Texas after being indicted in November. Hernandez was accused of driving Dean to Winnebago, Nebraska, a day after Jamal Dean shot Sioux City police Officer Kevin McCormick during a traffic stop in 2013. Hernandez later tried to take Dean to Mexico.

Dean was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder.

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Information from: Sioux City Journal, http://www.siouxcityjournal.com

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