‘You Pulled Over the Wrong Person,’ Gascón’s Chief of Staff Told Arresting Officer

Published on June 28, 2024

Videos released June 25 by police show Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s chief of staff warning officers they had “pulled over the wrong person” during a traffic stop. Joseph Iniguez, 37, was a passenger in a Tesla when officers pulled it over in Azusa, about 20 miles east of Glendale, before midnight Dec. 11, 2021, after suspecting the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Videos taken by Mr. Iniguez with his cellphone during the traffic stop were released by the Azusa Police Department this week in an effort to be transparent about the arrests, according to a department spokesman. Mr. Iniguez and his fiancé, Dale Radford, were driving home from a wedding when they were stopped by police, according to the videos. Mr. Iniguez was arrested that night on suspicion of public intoxication and the driver was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated....

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