One of Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón's top aides settled a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Azusa Police Department this week, following his arrest there on suspicion of public intoxication.
While the terms of the settlement between the department and Joseph Iniguez, who serves as Gascón's chief of staff, were not immediately made public, court records show a notice of settlement was entered on Wednesday.
Iniguez was arrested by Asuza Police in December 2021 after officers pulled over his then-fiancee for making an illegal U-Turn in the 900 block of East Alosta Ave., records show. The arresting officer said he was trying to investigate whether or not Iniguez's partner was driving impaired, but then accused Iniguez of repeatedly interfering with him, according to police reports made public last year.
The officer said Iniguez was combative, slurring his words, and had "bloodshot" eyes, according to those reports.
The couple, now married, were returning from another prosecutor's wedding, and police ultimately found that Iniguez's fiance's blood-alcohol content was below the legal limit. Iniguez was initially arrested for public intoxication, but jail records show he was held under a statute that allows police to detain a person suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol when there are insufficient grounds for criminal charges. Jail records say police determined "no further proceedings are desirable."
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