A former inmate and chow server at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga said he was subjected to five years of Taser gun abuse by at least a dozen deputies who stunned him more than 80 times. Allegations by David Brian Smith, 26, of Covina and attorneys who represent him and nearly a dozen other inmates in federal lawsuits contradict claims by San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon that alleged abuse at the jail involves only three rookie deputies, since fired, over the past year. The allegations, which surfaced in March, have prompted a criminal probe by the FBI and an internal affairs investigation by the Sheriff’s Department, both of which are ongoing. Attorneys and inmates continue to allege inmate abuse was much more widespread than McMahon has acknowledged. Do you think the alleged abuse is more widespread than previously believed? Read more here: sbsun/general-news/20140610/west-valley-detention-center-inmate-alleges-five-years-of-abuse
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:00:01 +0000
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