LA District Attorney GeorgeGascon named in $25M police officer wrongful death claim
Suspect Justin Flores was given a 20-day jail sentence in 2021 when part of a gun possession charge was dropped in exchange for a no-contest plea in court, sheriff’s officials said.He was shot to death on June 14 by backup deputies who responded to gunfire that killed El Monte police Corporal Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana.
The three-strikes law lengthens subsequent criminal convictions of violent felons but must be filed as a separate charge. Gascon ordered his prosecutors to ignore this law, a mandate that was ultimately deemed illegal by a judge. The filing of a claim is a precursor to a lawsuit. Also named in the claim is the Los Angeles County Probation Department, which did not have regular visits to monitor Flores after he had been released from jail on a gun case where he served 20 days instead of 18 months.
Attorney Michael J. Peacock, who represents Paredes, said using the word negligent to describe Gascon is an understatement.
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