Price’s plans were detailed late Friday night in a memo sent by Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez to her staff.
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price addresses media members during a press conference at the DA office in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, July 11, 20224. Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price appears set on filing criminal charges against seven Alameda County sheriff’s deputies in the death of Maurice Monk, who died in the Santa Rita Jail after languishing for days without care or direly-needed medication, according to a memo obtained by this newspaper.
No arrests had been made as of early Friday evening, according to Sgt. Roberto Morales, a sheriff’s spokesman who confirmed the authenticity of the memo.“I must acknowledge mistakes were made in our handling of Mr. Monk; however, those mistakes do not rise to the threshold of criminal negligence,” said Sanchez, in her memo. “I am very disappointed with Price’s decision to pursue charges in this case, as I believe they are not warranted.
Monk’s family also claimed he went without direly needed medication for multiple medical conditions, including schizoaffective disorder. His sister, Elvira Monk, said she called the jail’s staff 10 to 15 times and begged them to ensure Monk got his medications, including a monthly injection often used to treat schizophrenia.
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