A second, high-ranking Los Angeles County sheriff's official claims Sheriff Alex Villanueva knew about a controversial use-of-force video five days after it happened because she showed it to him herself – and she says she was demoted over it in retaliation.
Until just a few weeks ago, Robin Limon was an assistant sheriff, part of the command staff just below Villanueva himself. She filed a claim Thursday, accusing him of trying to frame her and retaliating against her by forcing her to choose between retiring or being demoted four ranks.
The claim was filed over an incident that happened more than a year ago, but came to light just last month, in which an inmate punched a deputy, who then put his knee on the inmate for more than three minutes, the Los Angeles Times reported. Villanueva claims he didn't know about the incident until months later in October, then changed his timeline to say he found out about it in November.
Limon's lawsuit claims Villanueva knew almost immediately, because she is the person who brought him the video and watched it with him.
"Villanueva blocked a criminal investigation into the matter, lied about the incident and claims he did not watch the video until November 2021 to fit a fake timeline," the lawsuit alleged. She is now accusing Villanueva of obstructing justice and covered up the incident, then retaliating against her and others for blowing the whistle on illegal conduct, according to the lawsuit.
Limon's attorney, Vincent Miller, calls...
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