D.A.’s office withheld decision in excessive force case to affect sheriff’s race, lawsuit says
LA TimesA close advisor to Los Angeles County Dist. George Gascón allegedly delayed announcing the decision not to file criminal charges in a high-profile excessive force case because of its potential effect on then-Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s reelection bid, according to a lawsuit filed late Friday. Pentz said Diana Teran, who oversees the district attorney’s office unit that handles prosecutions of police officers, “wanted the declination held back until after the sheriff’s election because Sheriff Villanueva had made public statements about the case,” according to her lawsuit. Villanueva previously claimed, without evidence, that Gascón had delayed announcing decisions not to charge deputies in shootings and excessive force cases in order to hurt the sheriff’s reelection chances. “Head Deputy Alan Yochelson told plaintiff that Diana Teran wanted to ‘hold off’ on releasing the Case declination, in an effort to impact the outcome of the election against Sheriff Alex Villanueva,” the lawsuit read.
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