{"id":2400934,"date":"2025-02-10T10:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lafd-asst-chief-kepner-was-accused-of-brutal-domestic-violence-assault-with-butcher-knife-judge-dismissed\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T10:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:05:15","slug":"lafd-asst-chief-kepner-was-accused-of-brutal-domestic-violence-assault-with-butcher-knife-judge-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lafd-asst-chief-kepner-was-accused-of-brutal-domestic-violence-assault-with-butcher-knife-judge-dismissed\/","title":{"rendered":"LAFD Asst. Chief Kepner Was Accused of Brutal Domestic Violence, Assault With Butcher Knife &#8211; Judge Dismissed"},"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\">34<\/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%2Flafd-asst-chief-kepner-was-accused-of-brutal-domestic-violence-assault-with-butcher-knife-judge-dismissed%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=2400934&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>Kristina Kepner, \u200dthe assistant chief of\u200c the Los Angeles Fire Department, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">faced domestic violence allegations made<\/a> by her former partner,\u2064 claiming that she threatened \u200dher with a knife and engaged in violent behavior. These accusations came \u200dback\u200d into the spotlight following significant fires in Los Angeles, which led too \u2063scrutiny\u200b of the fire departmentS leadership. The complaints, including claims of attempted strangulation and self-harm, were caught on video, \u200caccording to court documents. <\/p>\n<p>Kepner, who denies the allegations, stated that her ex-partner\u200c orchestrated a campaign to damage her career, while her attorney claimed that she\u2064 had been exonerated in multiple investigations. A judge dismissed the case\u200d in february 2022. \u200bThe ex-partner further suggested \u2063that \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-armed-services-committee-hearing-on-defense-cooperation-with-taiwan\/\" title=\"House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Taiwan Defense Cooperation\">high-ranking\u2063 officials<\/a>, including Los \u2062Angeles \u200bfire \u200cChief Kristin Crowley and Mayor Karen Bass,\u200b had covered up the incident. <\/p>\n<p>Kepner&#8217;s anticipated promotion\u200b within the department was rescinded after the allegations\u200c were revealed by local \u200bmedia in March 2023. Critics argue that the focus on diversity and \u200dinclusion initiatives within the \u2063department may\u200c detract from effective \u2063leadership and operational efficiency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kristina Kepner, the assistant chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, was accused of domestic violence in a now-dismissed court claim that resurfaced after massive fires in Los Angeles provoked criticism of the agency&rsquo;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Kepner, a self-described lesbian, allegedly chased her former partner with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-student-killed-tourist-wounded-in-manhattan-stabbing-spree\/\" title=\"Columbia Student Killed, Tourist Wounded in Manhattan Stabbing Spree\">large kitchen knife<\/a> and wrote a suicide note after cutting herself, according to a Jan. 23 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14287897\/lafd-chief-kristina-kepner-assault-boss-crowley-cover-promotion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the U.K.&rsquo;s Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>A court filing from November 2021 asserted that Kepner &ldquo;lunged&rdquo; at her partner and placed her in a headlock, knocked her to the floor, and forcibly kissed her.<\/p>\n<p>Later on the same day, Kepner also allegedly brandished a &ldquo;large butcher knife,&rdquo; held the weapon to her own &ldquo;neck and chest threatening to stab herself in the heart or neck,&rdquo; and drafted a suicide note.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The alleged threats and attempted strangling were caught on video, the court documents claimed,&rdquo; according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Kepner denied the assertions in comments to the Daily Mail, saying that her ex &ldquo;orchestrated a campaign to attempt to ruin my career.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>John Fowler, an attorney for Kepner, said that his client had been &ldquo;exonerated in multiple forums,&rdquo; including the fire department, police department, and district attorney&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>A judge dismissed the claims in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Kepner previously said in her own court filings that her ex was falsifying the claims and had herself attacked Kepner. The ex denied the assertion.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Mail did not release the name of the ex, but did quote her as saying that she messaged Kristin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/weeks-la-fires-exploded-dept-insider-filed-suit-accusing-chief-crowley-wildly-improper-behavior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crowley<\/a>, the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, in order to &ldquo;let her know that I have it on video, that Kady threatened to kill me &mdash; she attacked me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ex claimed that Crowley, another self-described lesbian, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/los-angeles-fires-expose-serious-downside-electric-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a> Democratic Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/1-day-fires-started-la-mayor-tried-cutting-49-million-fire-dept-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karen Bass<\/a>, covered up the alleged violence from Kepner.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Mail added that Kepner was due for a promotion to serve as commander for one of the four Los Angeles Fire Department bureaus, but that the promotion was rescinded after a local reporter revealed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calls-grow-for-minn-state-rep-to-step-down-amid-scandals\/\" title=\"Calls grow for Minn. state rep. to step down amid scandals\">domestic violence accusations<\/a> in March 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Two weeks later the guys in the department were telling me that she&rsquo;s no longer to be a deputy chief,&rdquo; the ex-partner told The Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure Karen Bass called Kristin Crowley like, &lsquo;what the f*** is this?&rsquo; Then two weeks later Kady gets demoted,&rdquo; she added in reference to the allegedly rescinded promotion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bass and Crowley definitely covered that up,&rdquo; the ex claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The reemergence of the competing domestic violence claims occurred after historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heartbreaking-modest-little-home-survives-la-fires-just-ripped-two-next-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fires<\/a> caused significant damage to residences and businesses in the greater Los Angeles area.<\/p>\n<p>Many conservatives noted that the Los Angeles Fire Department and other senior city officials appeared to have an elevated focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/la-fire-departments-dei-obsession-comes-light-devastating-wildfire-rages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diversity<\/a>, equity, and inclusion initiatives before the disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of such practices contend that they prevent organizations from hiring and promoting the best candidates for senior positions, as well as distract from the execution of core objectives.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to a January 23 report from the Daily Mail, Kepner, who identifies as a lesbian, reportedly pursued her ex-partner with a large kitchen knife and wrote a suicide note after injuring herself. A November 2021 court document claimed that she &#8220;lunged&#8221; at her partner, put her in a headlock, knocked her down, and forcibly kissed her. On that same day, she allegedly threatened self-harm with a butcher knife while drafting a suicide note. The Daily Mail reported that these alleged incidents were captured on video.<\/p>\n<p>Kepner refuted these claims in comments to the Daily Mail and accused her ex-partner of trying to sabotage her career. Her attorney stated that she had been cleared by various authorities including the fire department and police. A judge dismissed the allegations in February 2022. In previous filings, Kepner claimed that her ex was fabricating accusations and had assaulted her instead; however, this was denied by the ex-partner.<\/p>\n<p>The name of Kepner&#8217;s former partner was not disclosed by the Daily Mail; however, she stated she informed Kristin Crowley (the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department) about having video evidence of threats made against her by Kepner. The ex-partner alleged that Crowley and Mayor Karen Bass concealed information regarding Kepner\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>The article noted that after local media revealed domestic violence allegations against Kepner in March 2023\u2014just as she was set for promotion\u2014the promotion was revoked. The former partner remarked on how quickly news spread within the department about this change following media coverage.<\/p>\n<p>The resurgence of these domestic violence claims coincided with severe fires causing extensive damage across Los Angeles County. 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