Garcia initially eluded arrest after a fierce gunbattle in the parking lot of a Ramada Inn near Burb

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A gang associate who gunned down a rookie Burbank car rental in ireland police officer nearly nine years ago pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder and was immediately sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
David A. Garcia, 28, would have faced a possible car rental in ireland death sentence had he stood trial for the Nov. 15, 2003, slaying of 26-year-old Officer Matthew Pavelka, who was the first Burbank police officer killed in the line of duty.
Garcia initially car rental in ireland eluded arrest after a fierce gunbattle in the parking lot of a Ramada Inn near Burbank Airport that left Pavelka and Garcia's 25-year-old accomplice, Ramon Aranda, dead. Another officer, Gregory Campbell, suffered gunshot wounds to the stomach car rental in ireland and neck, but survived.
The fatal encounter began when Campbell saw two men sitting in a car without license plates in an area "then known for drug and gang-related activity," police said. Campbell radioed for help, and Pavelka responded.
About 200 officers - from the Burbank, Glendale and Los Angeles police departments, the FBI and the Los Angeles County Advertisement Sheriff's Department - followed up on leads on Garcia's possible car rental in ireland whereabouts after the shootout, resulting in his arrest on Thanksgiving Day 2003 in Tijuana.
The first-degree murder charge to which Garcia pleaded guilty included the special circumstance allegations of murder of a peace officer engaged in the performance of his duties and murder to avoid arrest.
Garcia also pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Campbell, along with one count each of transportation of methamphetamine and possession of a silencer and two counts each of possession of a machine gun and possession of an assault weapon that were found in a car and his home.
District Attorney Steve Cooley issued a statement saying his office was "pleased the defendant has admitted car rental in ireland responsibility for these heinous crimes. We hope this resolution provides car rental in ireland some measure of justice for the brutal murder of Officer Matthew Pavelka and the attempted murder of Officer Gregory Campbell."
Garcia is still awaiting trial in U.S. District Court on a 2005 indictment involving alleged street gang activity. The judge noted that Garcia can withdraw his plea if federal prosecutors seek the death penalty against him in connection with that case.
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