{"id":1141105,"date":"2021-12-22T08:58:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T13:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1141105"},"modified":"2021-12-22T08:58:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T13:58:08","slug":"los-angeles-d-a-gascons-top-aide-files-complaint-against-police-after-arrest-for-public-intoxication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-d-a-gascons-top-aide-files-complaint-against-police-after-arrest-for-public-intoxication\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles D.A. Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s Top Aide Files Complaint Against Police After Arrest For Public Intoxication"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-d-a-gascons-top-aide-files-complaint-against-police-after-arrest-for-public-intoxication%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1141105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The chief of staff of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of public intoxication following an incident with officers from the Azusa Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Azusa is located about 20 miles east of downtown L.A. and is one of the dozens of cities in L.A. County that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/city-of-azusa-issues-vote-of-no-confidence-in-la-county-da-george-gascon\">issued<\/a> a vote of no-confidence in D.A. Gasc\u00f3n, the target of a renewed attempt to recall the progressive prosecutor from office.<\/p>\n<p>KFI News broke the story on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-12-21\/l-a-d-a-george-gascons-chief-of-staff-arrested-for-public-intoxication\">reported<\/a>, \u201cJoseph Iniguez, 36, was arrested shortly before midnight during a traffic stop on Dec. 11, according to L.A. County jail records.\u201d According to the Times, \u201cIniguez said the arrest was unjust, claiming officers detained him as punishment for filming the encounter\u201d during an exclusive interview on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Iniguez said he was returning home from a wedding with his fianc\u00e9 and claimed the couple \u201cstopped at a drive-through restaurant in Asuza (sic) when they were approached by police,\u201d the Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>However, sources within the Azusa Police Department reportedly told KFI\u2019s Steve Gregory that law enforcement came into contact with Iniguez and his companion during \u201ca traffic stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gregory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/john-and-ken-on-demand-20635765\/episode\/john-ken-show-hour-4-90766042\/\">reported<\/a> that police were questioning the driver, Iniguez\u2019s partner, when Iniguez exited the vehicle and started recording the interaction with his cell phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSources closer to the case have characterized Iniguez\u2019s behavior as belligerent, and at one point, saying \u2018You really effed up,\u2019\u201d Gregory said. \u201cNot only is he the chief of staff of the D.A.\u2019s office, but he also heads up the Justice Integrity Unit, which oversees police conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gregory reported that Iniguez was released from jail a few hours after he was arrested and had \u201csobered up,\u201d citing undisclosed sources.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Azusa Police Department does not have a body-camera program in place, the only video of the altercation that exists is believed to have been captured by Iniguez\u2019s cell phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to record to preserve whatever was going to happen between that officer and my fianc\u00e9, because he was not DUI,\u201d Iniguez told the Times.<\/p>\n<p>Iniguez has not yet released the video to any media outlets to back up his claims.<\/p>\n<p>Still, KFI reported that Iniguez filed a personnel complaint against all of the officers involved with his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis happens to people all of the time, all across the county \u2026 it\u2019s been a traumatic experience knowing that an officer on a whim can place those cuffs on you,\u201d said Iniguez, per the Times.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen which law enforcement agency will be responsible for investigating the incident, as the case presents concerns about a potential conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<p>Iniguez, a former deputy district attorney in L.A. County, was a candidate to become D.A. but withdrew from the race in 2019 to serve as co-chair of Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The L.A. Times reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>After Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s victory, Iniguez was elevated to serve as the office\u2019s interim chief deputy prosecutor, effectively making him the second-in-command of the largest prosecutor\u2019s office in the U.S. It was a decision that drew the ire of some longtime deputy district attorneys. Gasc\u00f3n recently called on his former chief deputy in San Francisco, Sharon Woo, to take over that post, and Iniguez moved into the chief of staff role.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/los-angeles-county-sheriff-supports-recall-effort-against-d-a-gascon\"><strong>Los Angeles County Sheriff Supports Recall Effort Against D.A. Gasc\u00f3n<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/los-angeles-d-a-gascon-launches-campaign-to-stop-right-wing-recall-attempt-from-trump-mega-donors\"><strong>Los Angeles D.A. Gasc\u00f3n Launches Campaign To Stop \u2018Right-Wing Recall Attempt\u2019 From \u2018Trump Mega-Donors\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/blm-leader-assures-l-a-county-d-a-gascon-we-have-your-back\"><strong>BLM Leader Assures L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n: \u2018We Have Your Back\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chief of staff of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of public intoxication following an incident with officers from the Azusa Police Department.Azusa is located about 20 miles east of downtown L.A. and is one of the dozens of cities in L.A. County that issued a vote of no-confidence in D.A. Gasc\u00f3n, the target of a renewed attempt to recall the progressive prosecutor from office.KFI News broke the story on Tuesday morning.The Los Angeles Times reported, \u201cJoseph Iniguez, 36, was arrested shortly before midnight during a traffic stop on Dec. 11, according to L.A. County jail records.\u201d According to the Times, \u201cIniguez said the arrest was unjust, claiming officers detained him as punishment for filming the encounter\u201d during an exclusive interview on Tuesday morning.Iniguez said he was returning home from a wedding with his fianc\u00e9 and claimed the couple \u201cstopped at a drive-through restaurant in Asuza (sic) when they were approached by police,\u201d the Times reported.However, sources within the Azusa Police Department reportedly told KFI\u2019s Steve Gregory that law enforcement came into contact with Iniguez and his companion during \u201ca traffic stop.\u201dGregory reported that police were questioning the driver, Iniguez\u2019s partner, when Iniguez exited the vehicle and started recording the interaction with his cell phone.\u201cSources closer to the case have characterized Iniguez\u2019s behavior as belligerent, and at one point, saying \u2018You really effed up,\u2019\u201d Gregory said. \u201cNot only is he the chief of staff of the D.A.\u2019s office, but he also heads up the Justice Integrity Unit, which oversees police conduct.\u201dGregory reported that Iniguez was released from jail a few hours after he was arrested and had \u201csobered up,\u201d citing undisclosed sources.Since the Azusa Police Department does not have a body-camera program in place, the only video of the altercation that exists is believed to have been captured by Iniguez\u2019s cell phone.\u201cI wanted to record to preserve whatever was going to happen between that officer and my fianc\u00e9, because he was not DUI,\u201d Iniguez told the Times.Iniguez has not yet released the video to any media outlets to back up his claims.Still, KFI reported that Iniguez filed a personnel complaint against all of the officers involved with his arrest.\u201cThis happens to people all of the time, all across the county \u2026 it\u2019s been a traumatic experience knowing that an officer on a whim can place those cuffs on you,\u201d said Iniguez, per the Times.It remains to be seen which law enforcement agency will be responsible for investigating the incident, as the case presents concerns about a potential conflict of interest.Iniguez, a former deputy district attorney in L.A. County, was a candidate to become D.A. but withdrew from the race in 2019 to serve as co-chair of Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s campaign.The L.A. Times reported:After Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s victory, Iniguez was elevated to serve as the office\u2019s interim chief deputy prosecutor, effectively making him the second-in-command of the largest prosecutor\u2019s office in the U.S. It was a decision that drew the ire of some longtime deputy district attorneys. Gasc\u00f3n recently called on his former chief deputy in San Francisco, Sharon Woo, to take over that post, and Iniguez moved into the chief of staff role.Los Angeles County Sheriff Supports Recall Effort Against D.A. Gasc\u00f3nLos Angeles D.A. Gasc\u00f3n Launches Campaign To Stop \u2018Right-Wing Recall Attempt\u2019 From \u2018Trump Mega-Donors\u2019\u00a0BLM Leader Assures L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n: \u2018We Have Your Back\u2019The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1141105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1141105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1141105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1141105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1141105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1141105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1141105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}