At least two Antioch officers were expected to take the stand to testify about racism within their own department Friday, but a last minute legal maneuver by the Contra Costa DA and a superior cour…
MARTINEZ — On Friday morning, Antioch police officers were expected to answer questions under oath about racism within their own department for the first time since a cascade of scandals revealed prejudice and alleged criminality among their ranks, but a last minute legal maneuver prevented it.
“We believe that the defense must be permitted to present expert witnesses and other evidence to explain the vast scope of the racial bias in this case and the impact of such racial bias on the integrity of the investigation and the charges,” defense attorney Evan Kuluk, who represents Windom. Defense attorneys for the four men subpoenaed a dozen officers, who promptly lawyered up and filed motions to quash the subpoenas. Some of the officers havetestify due to industrial injuries they suffered, though a defense investigator said some of these very same officers were throwing pool parties, exercising, or operating heavy machinery at the very moment he arrived to serve them.
Caramagno said she was “hopeful” that her side would be able to present more evidence, “particularly as it relates to the fact that we had supervisory officers within the department, and we don’t have any information that anybody involved in that text-messaging stream abided by the polices and procedures of the Antioch Police Department.
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