Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva accuses high-ranking members of his department of attempting to cover up an incident in which a deputy kneeled on the head of a handcuffed inmate.
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At the San Fernando Courthouse, deputies were conducting routine searches of inmates before their court appearances, the internal records show.As the pair continued talking and laughing, Deputy Douglas Johnson ordered one of them, Escalante, to stop and face the wall, according to Johnson’s report on the incident.Security video obtained by The Times shows Johnson walking closely behind Escalante through a hallway before ushering him toward a wall.
Deputies eventually “hobbled” Escalante, tying his legs together before lifting him onto a wheelchair and strapping him in, the video shows. Eli Vera, a commander who oversees court services, where the incident occurred, and is running for sheriff, said Villanueva viewed the video at an aide’s desk within days of the incident in March of last year. Vera said he notified the Office of Inspector General of the incident when he learned about it.
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