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Three Whistleblower Claims Filed Over Leaked Video of LA Deputy Kneeling on Detainee’s Head, Sheriff Forced to Walk Back Threats Against Reporter

By Chuck Sharman

On April 26, 2022, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva walked back comments made at a press conference hours earlier, when he suggested a journalist was under investigation for covering a leaked video showing one of his deputies kneeling on a restrained detainee’s head.

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