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Woman struck by rubber bullet at La Mesa protest files lawsuit
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and last updated 2021-03-08 19:21:05-05
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A woman who alleges she was struck by a law enforcement projectile during last year s contentious protest at La Mesa police headquarters is suing the city, San Diego County and the officers allegedly involved.
Michelle Horton alleges in a complaint filed Friday in San Diego federal court that she was standing on the corner of Spring Street and University Avenue on May 30 when out of the blue, a group of officers drove by and shot her in the chest with a rubber bullet, causing serious physical injury, pain and suffering, and humiliation.
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
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San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott this week sent out an email soliciting contributions to a legal defense fund – claiming her campaign opponent filed “frivolous lawsuits” against her – but her email mentions two lawsuits that do not fall under the Municipal Code that allows public officials to raise money for legal expenses, and her paperwork filed to create the committee seems to violate the law.
Elliott’s email, titled “
Cory Briggs personally sued me three times” and that “
I need your help to support our Legal Defense Fund to beat back Cory Briggs’ ridiculous attacks in court“. Briggs is a local attorney that ran against Elliott in last year’s election.
Earlier this year, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal charge against Dages for allegedly falsifying the reason Johnson was arrested. Johnson said at the time of his arrest, officers did not find any evidence of drug paraphernalia during a search but he was still taken into custody anyway.
The defendant faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
During his arraignment Tuesday, Dages was ordered to have no contact with witnesses in the case. The judge granted Castillo s request to not make it a protective order since the defendant has not had contact with any witnesses.