Former LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva grilled in public about deputy gangs
After years of ignoring subpoenas, the combative former sheriff denied to the county's oversight commission that he protected deputy gangs.
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After years of ignoring subpoenas, the combative former sheriff denied to the county's oversight commission that he protected deputy gangs.
After defying subpoenas to testify under oath about deputy gangs, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva finally did so on Friday.
An attorney for Alex Villanueva wrote to a panel he was "very willing to testify"
During the debate, Sheriff Alex Villanueva then accused former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna of being in a gang himself, which he denied.
Dead rats have been left outside homes of members of the LASD who are seen as being cooperative with investigations into the department, a witness testified at an oversight commission hearing.