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Husband of Los Angeles County District Attorney Faces Gun Charges for Pointing Gun at Black Lives Matter Protesters
In March, a group of Black Lives Matter activists knocked on the door of L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s home to invite her to a community meeting. Her husband, David Lacey, is now facing gun charges for pulling a pistol out on the activists. NBC News reports that David Lacey has been charged with…
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L.A. County District Attorney Target of Recall Effort After Not Filing Charges in Ezell Ford Killing
Civil rights activists announced Monday that they will begin a recall effort against Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey after she failed to bring charges against the two police officers responsible for the shooting death of Ezell Ford. The Los Angeles Times reports that author and activist Earl Ofari Hutchinson said at a Los…
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L.A.’s 1st Black District Attorney Under Pressure to Prosecute Police Shootings
People in Los Angeles are calling for the county’s first black district attorney to take a tougher stance and prosecute police for the shootings of unarmed black men. Jackie Lacey is under pressure to make a decision in two cases of high-profile police shootings that resulted in the deaths of unarmed black men, the Los…

