Inmate whose head was knelt on by L.A. sheriff's deputy files lawsuit

In the lawsuit, Enzo Escalante alleges his civil rights were violated when deputies violently subdued him while he was at a courthouse for a hearing.

Officials were worried about the optics of the kneeling, “given its nature and its similarities to widely publicized George Floyd use of force,” a commander who was critical of the coverup wrote in an internal force review.last month of the March 2021 incident and detailed efforts by Sheriff’s Department officials to keep it under wraps.

And Eli Vera, a retired sheriff’s commander who is running against Villanueva for sheriff, told The Times that the sheriff had viewed the video at an aide’s desk within days after it occurred. As the pair continued talking and laughing, Deputy Douglas Johnson ordered Escalante to stop and face the wall.

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