LaJuana Haselrig is the latest of several department members to claim Villanueva directed a coverup of a video of a deputy with his knee on the head of a man in custody.
LOS ANGELES — A retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department chief on Monday sued the county and Sheriff Alex Villanueva, the latest ofof a video of a deputy with his knee on the head of a man in custody for three minutes.
Villanueva has been hostile to Haselrig based on her race and “has a long history of making racist, resentful statements toward African-Americans including in the media,” the suit states. Haselrig has a master’s degree in emergency management administration and has a long, successful 34-year history working for the department, the suit states.
“However, Sheriff Villanueva obstructed justice and covered the incident up and retaliated against the plaintiff and others for blowing the whistle on the illegal conduct,” the suit states.
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