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Iniguez ran for district attorney in 2020, but dropped out and joined Gascón’s campaign.Īfter Gascón’s election, Iniguez was named the office’s interim chief deputy, effectively making him the second most powerful lawyer in the nation’s largest prosecutor’s office despite his minimal trial experience.Īsst. Iniguez’s arrest and the subsequent lawsuit drew the ire of many of Gascón’s critics, who have long expressed frustration that the young prosecutor lacks the experience necessary for the chief of staff position. Asked why he has not made video of the incident public, Iniguez said the camera was focused on his partner and he did not “feel comfortable publicly releasing footage of him being harassed and unfairly arrested by police.” Police detained Iniguez’s partner during the stop, but he was not placed under arrest or charged with any crime. He declined to discuss the settlement amount on advice of his attorney. Jail records say police determined “no further proceedings are desirable.” Iniguez was initially arrested for public intoxication, but jail records show he was held under a statute that allows police to detain a person suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol when there are insufficient grounds for criminal charges. The couple, now married, were returning from another prosecutor’s wedding, and police ultimately found that Iniguez’s fiance’s blood-alcohol content was below the legal limit. You may call (954) 831-5900 or visit the information window, which is open 24-hours-a-day, located in the lobby of BSOs Main Jail. The officer said Iniguez was combative, slurring his words, and had “bloodshot” eyes, according to those reports.
The arresting officer said he was trying to investigate whether or not Iniguez’s partner was driving impaired, but then accused Iniguez of repeatedly interfering with him, according to police reports made public last year. Iniguez was arrested by Asuza Police in December 2021 after officers pulled over his then-fiancee for making an illegal U-Turn in the 900 block of East Alosta Ave., records show. While the terms of the settlement between the department and Joseph Iniguez, who serves as Gascón’s chief of staff, were not immediately made public, court records show a notice of settlement was entered on Wednesday. George Gascón’s top aides settled a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Azusa Police Department this week, following his arrest there on suspicion of public intoxication.
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