LOS ANGELES - Yet another lawsuit has been filed against Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva in connection with the leaked jail video showing a deputy with his department kneeling on a handcuffed inmate's head.
In the lawsuit, former LASD Chief Lajuana Haselrig claims Villanueva was "desperate and panicked for a cover story, turned around and illegally fabricated" that Haselrig and LASD Assistant Sheriff Robin Limon were the ones in the department that did the coverup instead of him.
Haselrig's lawsuit comes just days after Limon filed her lawsuit against Villanueva. In her lawsuit, Limon claims that Villanueva lied about when he found out about the incident and ordered a coverup. Her account questions Villanueva’s claim that he learned of the incident eight months after it happened and took immediate action.
In this third lawsuit, Haselrig claims Villanueva issued an ultimatum whether to retire or be demoted – an allegation Limon also claimed in her lawsuit against the LA County Sheriff.
Haselrig claimed in her lawsuit that she was "forced retired" and Limon was ultimately demoted four ranks to lieutenant.
"Due to the Sheriff’s illegal conduct, Complainant’s long career in law enforcement is over and illegally destroyed by the County of Los Angeles and its employees," the lawsuit alleges.
Haselrig had been with the LASD for 34 years, according to the suit, until she was "wrongfully terminated on March 29, 2022."
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