Protesters at the Ukiah Civic Center today oppose actions by the Ukiah Police Department. [Photos by Matt LaFever]Approximately fifteen Mendocino County residents gathered at noon in Ukiah in protest of what demonstrators saw as a case of excessive use of force when Ukiah Police Department officers tased, pepper-sprayed, and punched Ukiah resident Gerardo Magdaleno on April 1, 2021.
The small protest took place on the corner of Ukiah’s Low Gap Road and Bush Street, in front of the Mendocino County Administrative buildings. At approximately 12:45 p.m., the contingent took their demonstration on foot walking across Ukiah’s Westside gathering on the steps of the Ukiah Civic Center where the Ukiah Police Department has its headquarters.