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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.