The deputy, since relieved of duty, was also connected to the photo-sharing scandal surrounding the crash of Kobe Bryant's helicopter in 2020.
Actions by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials are being called to attention after allegations that the department attempted to cover up an incident from Oct. 2021, when a deputy was seen kneeling on a handcuffed inmate's head at the San Fernando Courthouse, were brought to light by a report from The Los Angeles Times.
As their report details, the officials decided not to pursue charges against the inmate in order to avoid bringing attention to the incident. An LASD spokesperson released a statement to CBS Friday evening after an inquiry was made, which read: Apparently the use of force went under review in the following weeks, and several officials were highly critical of Johnson -- and the other deputies who failed to intervene.
Saturday marked the beginning of Sheriff Villanueva's re-election campaign, where he joined campaign members, political figures and supporters at his campaign office in Santa Fe Springs for a rally. "Notice how all this stuff came up right before today? Any new information out of anything?" he said."No. It's all a political game and they're trying to influence the outcome of the elections and they're going to fail."
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