BELOW SUPERNAV drop zone ⇩

LASD deputies reassigned after ‘disturbing’ arrest video

MAIN AREA TOP drop zone ⇩

MAIN AREA TOP drop zone ⇩

ovp test

mLife Diagnostics LLC: Oral Fluid Drug Testing

Male shot by female at Shreveport apartment

Class to create biodiverse backyard

Rules for outbursts at Caddo School Board Meeting

AUTO TEST CUSTOM HTML 20241114185800

AUTO TEST CUSTOM HTML 20241115200405

AUTO TEST CUSTOM HTML 20241118165728

AUTO TEST CUSTOM HTML 20241118184948

A community protested Wednesday after body-worn camera footage of a use of force incident in Lancaster, California was released earlier this week by officials at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.  

The confrontation happened on June 24 when deputies from the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station responded to the parking lot of a WinCo Foods store, located at 740 W. Ave. K 4, on reports of an “in-progress robbery.”

Footage from the body-worn cameras shows two deputies confronting a man accused of shoplifting from a WinCo Foods store in Lancaster. While deputies detained the man on the ground, his alleged accomplice can be seen filming with her cellphone.  

A deputy approaches her and takes her down as the woman yells in protest, saying she did nothing.

“Stop or you’re going to get punched in the face,” the deputy is heard telling the woman before he eventually uses pepper spray on her face while she’s on the ground. She is then handcuffed and later placed into a patrol car.

  • L.A Sheriff's use of force investigation
  • L.A Sheriff's use of force investigation
  • L.A Sheriff's use of force investigation
  • L.A Sheriff's use of force investigation
  • In this image taken from police body camera provided by Los Angeles Sheriff's office on June 24, 2023, a Sheriff's deputies arrested a couple in a grocery store parking lot in Lancaster, Calif. The Los Angeles County sheriff has opened an investigation into two deputies' actions after a bystander's cellphone footage showed one of them tackling a woman while she filmed her husband being handcuffed in what the scandal-ridden department described as disturbing. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office via AP)

In a late Monday night news release, the sheriff’s department called the video “disturbing” and said that the incident is currently under investigation. The release also noted that both deputies have been re-assigned from field duties pending additional review of the incident.  

“I want to make it clear to all of our community that this investigation is to objectively, and I do repeat, objectively determine if the force used was reasonable, if it was necessary, if it was appropriate and proportional to the level of actions that were described,” LASD Sheriff Robert Luna said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference. “And of course, that’s from the deputies’ perspective, what happened in the store; all those things are being investigated.” 

Community activists held a protest outside the grocery store at 5 p.m. Wednesday.  

“We are calling out the police brutality in the Antelope Valley,” Waunette Cullors, one of the activists, told KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade. “They came out and their approach was so aggressive and assertive, [and] in broad daylight. He was so brazen and so confident in snatching her by the neck, slamming her to the ground, putting his knee on her neck and macing her and threatening to punch her in the face.” 

At the earlier press conference, Luna said that city, county and state officials are investigating the incident. He added that the man seen in the body-worn footage was cited for resisting and delaying an officer’s arrest and attempted petty theft. The woman was cited for battering an officer, battery and assault of a loss prevention personnel inside the store.  

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is urged to contact the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.  

U.S.

Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed

Site Settings Survey

 

MAIN AREA MIDDLE drop zone ⇩

Trending on NewsNation

AUTO TEST CUSTOM HTML 20241119133138

MAIN AREA BOTTOM drop zone ⇩

tt

KC Chiefs parade shooting: 1 dead, 21 shot including 9 kids | Morning in America

Witness of Chiefs parade shooting describes suspect | Banfield

Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting: Mom of 2 dead, over 20 shot | Banfield

WWE star Ashley Massaro 'threatened' by board to keep quiet about alleged rape: Friend | Banfield

Friend of WWE star: Ashley Massaro 'spent hours' sobbing after alleged rape | Banfield

Clear

la

53°F Clear Feels like 53°
Wind
2 mph WNW
Humidity
88%
Sunrise
Sunset

Tonight

Partly cloudy early followed by cloudy skies overnight. Low 51F. Winds light and variable.
51°F Partly cloudy early followed by cloudy skies overnight. Low 51F. Winds light and variable.
Wind
2 mph N
Precip
16%
Sunset
Moon Phase
Waning Crescent