Tony Olson suffered a fractured skull and brain bleed from a 40 mm projectile while attending the June 9 rally protesting ICE activities.
Protester Tony Olson, shot in the head with projectile by Orange County deputy at June 9 rally against ICE in Santa Ana. He is seeking $50 million. A Huntington Beach accountant who was shot in the head with a “less lethal” projectile at an anti-ICE protest in Santa Ana is seeking $50 million from the county of Orange.
after sheriff’s deputies and Santa Ana police officers began firing the projectiles into the crowd. He was hit on the side of the head, cracking his skull and causing a traumatic brain injury. Olson, through attorney V. James DeSimone, filed a damage claim against the county, which typically leads to a lawsuit. A CIA drone strike, an arrest, and a Salinas Valley woman’s 3-year vigil to free husband from AfghanistanUkrainian refugees in US face precarious future after losing legal right to work“I never imagined I would be injured for exercising my civil rights,” said Olson, a controller at a real estate investment firm and a CPA, during a news conference Thursday, Sept. 18, at DeSimone’s office in Marina del Rey. “I didn’t expect to be shot. … I am fighting back for justice.” A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department declined to comment on the specific case, but said deputies responded to the protest to help with crowd control after Santa Ana police declared an unlawful assembly and ordered the protesters to leave. “During this effort, individuals in the crowd threw water bottles, rocks, and fireworks mortars/explosives at law enforcement. OCSD deployed kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents in response to those specific threats,” spokesperson Carrie Braun said. DeSimone said one man threw a firecracker, causing the shooting to begin. But Olson says he was nowhere near that individual. “Tony Olson was not a threat. He was walking away on a sidewalk,” DeSimone said. “What’s so upsetting, as a parent, is how do you explain to your children that Dad is hurt because the police shot him? “It’s like the officers have these new toys in their hands that are 12-gauge shotguns.” DeSimone said. “This was an attack on the constitutional rights of peaceful citizens. If law enforcement can get away with shooting people in the head for protesting, no one in America is safe exercising their rights.” Olson, his in-laws and a niece were among hundreds gathered near the intersection of Fourth Street and Broadway to protest ICE raids on immigrants. When law enforcement began shooting the projectiles, Olson said he walked east on Fourth, trying to get out of the line of fire, but was hit by a 40 mm projectile that fractured his skull. “When I got hit, ringing immediately in both ears, my vision went double,” Olson said. “It scared the hell out of me.” His voice also became slurred, he said. Olson was rushed by family to Kaiser Permanente in Irvine before he was transferred by ambulance to Kaiser Anaheim’s Neurology ICU, where he was monitored for emergency brain surgery. Ten staples were required to close the wound. He remained hospitalized for days. While there, Olson alleged in his claim, a Santa Ana officer visited him, took his statement and apologized on behalf of law enforcement. Months after, Olson said he still suffers from dizziness, memory lapses and post-traumatic stress disorder.Costco's urgent recall: Get the bottle out of the house, don't even try to return itSnubbed? Tiffany Trump walks far behind husband, Kate Middleton at banquetAsking Eric: I think I said the wrong thing to this mom at the poolTrump and Melania demanded separate bedrooms at Windsor Castle: reportMiss Manners: How would you deal with a smelly couple on a cruise?
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