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Civil Litigation

Jun. 11, 2019

Sheriff lieutenant who tried to warn public about shootings sues department

A detective lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said he tried to warn the public about seven shootings in Malibu Creek State Park but was suppressed and retaliated against.

A detective lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said he tried to warn the public about seven shootings in Malibu Creek State Park but was suppressed and retaliated against.

A man, Tristan Beaudette, was killed in the park in June 2018, more than a year after the lieutenant first asked to release a public safety statement, according to a complaint filed last Thursday by Detective Lieutenant James Royal, who...

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