LA sheriff concerned after deputies detain Black teens
August 14, 2020
The Los Angeles County sheriff said Monday he has concerns about tactics deputies used to detain three teenagers at gunpoint after the mother of one said the youths had been threatened by a man holding a knife. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a social media post that he had seen a video of the incident _ which was uploaded by one of the teens’ mothers to her Instagram profile last week _ and that the matter is being investigated. CBS Los Angeles reported that the trio were teenagers. Deputy Juanita Navarro, a spokeswoman for the department, said the youths were