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Criminal

Nov. 11, 2015

Victim of assault found factually innocent

A victim of assault by sheriff deputies was formally cleared of all assault charges Friday and his criminal record from the incident sealed after the court granted his petition for a finding of factual innocence.

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A victim of assault by sheriff deputies was formally cleared of all assault charges Friday and his criminal record from the incident sealed after the court granted his petition for a finding of factual innocence - an exceedingly difficult and rare success.

In 2011 on-duty sheriff deputies at Los Angeles's Men's Central Jail handcuffed jail visitor Gabriel Carrillo's hands behind his back, to...

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