LA Sheriff Walks Back Attempt to Intimidate Reporter Over LA Times Story on Police Abuse

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A defiant Sheriff Alex Villanueva today used a news conference to blast a variety of his opponents both political and perceived, including election challenger Eli Vera, county Inspector General Max Huntsman and Los Angeles Times reporter Alene Tchekmedyian, who broke the story of the altercation involving the handcuffed inmate. Villanueva alleged today that the piece was potentially based on information stolen from the department. He listed six potential “crimes involved,” including burglary, theft and conspiracy.

weekly press briefing. He even went as far as displaying Tchekmedyian’s photo along with an image of her recent Times story about a claim that the sheriff was involved in covering up an incident in which a deputy reportedly kneeled on the head of a handcuffed inmate for 3 minutes.Tchekmedyian wrote the story published Monday with the headline “Claim alleges Sheriff Villanueva directed cover-up of deputy kneeling on inmate.” The article said a whistleblower, specifically a sheriff’s commander, filed paperwork accusing Villanueva of obstructing justice.

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