LA Probe to Date Finds No Fault in Fatal Arrest of Latino Man
Despite an autopsy that cited police restraint maneuvers as a factor in an Atwater Village man's death early this year, Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton said Friday that a preliminary investigation found the conduct of officers didn't "appear inappropriate." A report by the Los Angeles County coroner said three factors contributed to the death of 35-year-old Jose Antonio Rodriguez: cocaine intoxication, coronary disease and police restraint procedures employed during his arrest Jan. 18. The death has sparked outrage among members of the Latino Community Forum, an advisory group for the Los Angeles Police Department. [more]
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