L.A. sheriff decries deputy's use of force against infant's mother
Posted on AllSides July 14th, 2023
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office said a deputy was engaged in an incident of "unacceptable" use of force after video showed a deputy punching a mother holding an infant while the deputy attempted to arrest the woman. The department released body camera video this week, nearly a full year after the incident occurred in Palmdale, California. Sheriff Robert Luna said he was not made aware of the video until last weekend when an area chief brought it to his attention. "When I was elected as your sheriff, to keep...