Prosecutors have dismissed charges against two men accused of mutilating the body of Mykaella Sharlman, in the latest case fouled by the Antioch police racist text scandal.
On the heels of sordid revelations about police behavior, the city of Antioch and its Police Department have been named as defendants in a lawsuit alleging police brutality and racial discrimination.The dismissal was slammed by Sharlman’s sister“We’re getting ready to lawyer up,” Eason told the news station. “We’re getting ready to fight.”investigations into Antioch police officers,
other police departments and even the Contra Costa Country district attorney’s office, according to the Mercury News. In late May, a Contra Costa County judge threw out gang charges against four men, two of whom were referenced in Antioch officers’ racist text messages, after data showed that prosecutors had disproportionately targeted Black people with sentencing enhancements.into the Antioch Police Department.
Where there are “allegations of potentially pervasive bias or discrimination,” Bonta said in a statement, “it can undermine the trust that is critical for public safety and our justice system.”
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