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A man who pleaded guilty to attempted murder for striking a San Diego police officer with his vehicle was sentenced Monday to 12 years in state prison.<\/p>\n

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William Stephens, 66, admitted to driving his Jeep toward Officer Matthew Salisbury, one of several officers who responded to Stephens\u2019 Point Loma home on Jan. 23, 2025, for a domestic violence report.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege that as Salisbury approached the driveway, Stephens sped toward the officer, who attempted to evade the vehicle by moving behind a bush located near the driveway\u2019s entrance. Stephens then turned his Jeep toward the bush, striking Salisbury, then crashed into a mailbox and another vehicle parked on the street.<\/p>\n

Stephens then exited the Jeep and was taken to the ground by multiple officers and handcuffed.<\/p>\n

Salisbury sustained fractures to one of his legs and a dislocated knee, according to evidence presented at a preliminary hearing last year.<\/p>\n

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Officers were called out after Stephens\u2019 wife called 911 and stated her husband had threatened her and cut her hand with a knife. Stephens\u2019 wife testified that she and her sister went to the home and encountered Stephens, who appeared extremely angry and demanded that they leave.<\/p>\n

She said that after he grabbed a knife from a knife block in the kitchen, she approached Stephens, put her hand up in a defensive gesture when he held the knife too close to her, and attempted to grab the blade, cutting her hand in the process.<\/p>\n

The women then exited the house and called 911.<\/p>\n

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Along with the attempted murder count, Stephens also pleaded guilty to a domestic violence count and allegations of using a deadly weapon and inflicting great bodily injury upon Salisbury.<\/p>\n

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