The sheriff claimed the district attorney and two of his subordinates earlier this year made the decision not to prosecute the deputies who killed Andres Guardado and Dijon Kizee in 2020, and Antho…
He also said Gascón declined to prosecute the deputies seen kneeling on the head of Enzo Escalante, an inmate who was transported to the San Fernando Courthouse for a hearing in March 2021.
The DA’s office on Thursday refused to say whether Gascón had indeed made decisions in any of the cases. The sheriff said Gascón himself ruled Kizzee’s killing as justified in May. And Villanueva said Gascón in October refused to file charges against the deputies who knelt on Escalante.led to claims that the Sheriff’s Department covered up that incidentAll of the incidents have brought protests and lawsuits. On Monday, the Board of Supervisors settled the lawsuit brought by Guardado’s familyIn a statement, the D.A.’s office said Villanueva’s press conference on Thursday was full of “lies.
“I would also add that the families of those who have been killed or injured by law enforcement deserve better than to have their loved ones’ cases be made into a media stunt on the eve of an election.”
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