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The judge in Riverside County extended her probation for three more years and suspended a four-year prison sentence, which she would have to serve if she violates her terms again.
Prosecutors allege Silva had a blood-alcohol level of .15 percent during the Oceanside incident, which resulted in White's prosecution on a felony count of gross negligent discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury. He also faces a misdemeanor of exhibiting a weapon.
According to Oceanside police, Silva pulled out of a gas station driveway into the path of White and his wife, who is a Carlsbad police dispatcher, around 9 p.m. The officer had to swerve to avoid Silva's car, and she allegedly tailgated him, revving her engine and shouting.
Police said she pulled up alongside the couple's vehicle in the parking lot, still shouting, and sideswiped their car, prompting the officer to fire five times.
The woman was struck by two bullets in the arm, and the boy was hit twice in the left leg.
White and his wife were uninjured.
The officer's supporters say he identified himself as a police officer and contend Silva was the aggressor.
A substitute for Silva's lawyer, Michael Pancer, appeared at today's hearing. Reached later by telephone, Pancer declined to comment on the status of plea negotiations or the preliminary hearing waiver.End.
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