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Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he was investigating leaked materials, including a video published by the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> in an article by reporter Alene Tchekmedyian that detailed inmate abuse.

A Los Angeles Times reporter is not under criminal investigation, Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva said late Tuesday, hours after singling her out at a press conference for obtaining “stolen property” of a deputy kneeling on the head of a handcuffed inmate.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he was investigating leaked materials, including a video published by the Los Angeles Times in an article by reporter Alene Tchekmedyian that detailed inmate abuse.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he was investigating leaked materials, including a video published by the Los Angeles Times in an article by reporter Alene Tchekmedyian that detailed inmate abuse.

Sheriff Villanueva announces criminal investigation of Times journalist who revealed an incident in which a deputy kneeled on the head of an inmate.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff on Tuesday disputed allegations he orchestrated a cover-up of an incident where a deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate’s head and said a Los Angeles Times reporter who used leaked documents and video to first report on the case is part of his criminal investigation.

An inmate whose head was kneeled on by a L.A. County sheriff’s deputy for three minutes while handcuffed sues, claiming his civil rights were violated.

An internal report suggests that the department kept the incident quiet in part due to "its similarities to widely publicized George Floyd use of force."

Sheriff Alex Villanueva is being investigated over allegations he watched video of a deputy kneeling on an inmate’s head months before Villanueva said he did.

The sheriff called the disclosure of video of a deputy kneeling on an inmate's head theft of investigative material.