District Attorney Dan Dow.
Judge Matthew Guerrero pointed specifically to a Sept. 4 campaign fundraising email sent by Dow and his wife and paid for by his re-election campaign that sought financial donations and claimed that Dow was “leading the fight” against the “wacky defund the police” and social justice movement, reports say. That email was sent just days after his office filed charges against alleged protest organizer Tianna Arrata.
The case will now be sent to the California State Attorney General’s Office.
Dan Dow released the following statement in disagreement with the decision, saying that there was no conflict of interest: