LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Los Angeles police captain has filed a second lawsuit against the city, repeating many of the same allegations that he experienced retaliation after complaining about various issues, including that beanbag shotguns were wrongfully being used against non-violent demonstrators and media members in 2020 during protests after the George Floyd murder.
Capt. Johnny Smith's Los Angeles Superior Court new whistleblower suit was filed Monday and states that LAPD Chief Michel Moore called him such names as "Litigious Johnny, "Lawsuit Johnny" and "Johnny Troublemaker" because of his activism.
Smith seeks unspecified damages in his new suit and a representative for the City Attorney's Office declined to comment on it. Smith's first case, filed in December 2021, also alleges whistleblower retaliation and is still pending trial.
Smith is the commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department's 77th Street patrol division. During the unrest and demonstrations after the May 2020 death of George Floyd, Smith told his commanding officers and Moore that officers were using beanbag shotguns against peaceful demonstrators and members of the media who were not threatening any individuals or property, according to the new suit.
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