A fourth high-ranking official is set to file a lawsuit against LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, accusing him of a coverup in connection with the leaked jail video showing a deputy with his department kneeling on a handcuffed inmate's head.
have all filed separate lawsuits in recent weeks connected to Villanueva's alleged coverup of the incident.Both sides -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and the attorney representing the whistleblowers -- are sharing their side of the story on this ongoing use-of-force case.pressing his knee on the head of handcuffed inmate Enzo Escalante f
or three minutes. The altercation began when Escalante allegedly punched Johnson in the face. Johnson and other deputies wrestled Escalante to the ground, with Johnson putting his knee on the inmate’s head. One deputy handcuffed Escalante's hands behind his back and he began to lay still on the ground, but Johnson kept his knee on the inmate's head for at least three additional minutes. Escalante's hands and feet were eventually bound together, and he was restrained to a wheelchair before he was taken to a hospital.
Johnson wrote in a report that he knelt on Escalante's head in an attempt to control the inmate from thrashing around and striking deputies.Villanueva continues to deny any allegations.
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