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In a screengrab from the body cam footage released by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, rapper Feezy Lebron is taunted by deputy Justin Sabatine as he is put in the back of a patrol vehicle. Sabatine had threatened to blow a hole in Feezy's chest just two minutes earlier. Upper right corner: Feezy at the press conference announcing the $10M tort filing.

Deputy’s Traffic Stop Power Trip on Rapper Sheds Light on Department Culture, Leaves Trauma, Upheaval in its Wake

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 3, 2023 | No Comments

Feezy Lebron filed a $10M Civil Rights Tort Claim on Jan. 18, but he and his family fear retribution

Rapper Feezy Lebron uploaded audio of L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Justin Sabatine (pictured) threatening to shoot him in the chest to TikTok, where it has over 135,000 views. Feezy had been doing a livestream from inside his parked car when deputies opened his door and pointed their weapons at him. The images of Sabatine were taken at the station, where he mocked Feezy's effort to file a complaint. Inset: Feezy talking to Power 106's DJ Carisma about his first solo project back in 2021.

“You’re Getting One Right to the Chest” – Sheriff’s Deputy Threatens to Shoot L.A. Rapper Feezy Lebron for Sitting in His Parked Car

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 3, 2023 | No Comments

LASD eventually ticketed him for a missing front plate.

During Tuesday's press briefing, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he would be sending Metro boardmembers helpful graphics like the one he is pointing at so they could learn the difference between transportation and housing.

As Election Nears, Embattled Sheriff Announces Plan to Expel 5700 Unhoused from Metro System, Acts Like April Ultimatum Never Happened

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 2, 2022 | No Comments

Step #1 of the "multi-layered" plan to remove unhoused people from trains and platforms is removing unhoused people from trains and platforms.

Although LAPD claims they shot 22-year-old Margarito "Junior" López because he "advanced" toward officers while holding a knife, an examination of the body cam footage shows the standby warning for a "less lethal" projectile went unheeded, resulting in contagious fire. The warning (in green) is added by Streetsblog; LAPD elected not to include it in their transcription.

Officers Who Killed Margarito López Didn’t Heed Standby Warning for “Less Lethal” Fire

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 26, 2022 | No Comments

Half a second after the projectile is fired at López – who is in the midst of turning away from officers – a burst of contagious fire erupts.

2014 Metro photo of County Sheriff deputies policing - via Metro's The Source

Metro Approves Transit Policing Contract Extension, While Setting Up Some Shift to Alternatives

By Joe Linton | Dec 3, 2021 | No Comments

The one year contract extension combines with other Metro approvals to queue up a planned partial shift of resources away from armed law enforcement to a community safety approach

LAPD patrolling Metro - capture from 2017 Metro video

Sheriff Villanueva Is Opposing Metro’s Slow Moves Toward Transit Policing Reform

By Joe Linton | Nov 23, 2021 | No Comments

Metro transit policing will be on next week's board meeting, though the reform process will continue to be before the board in the coming year as Metro's five-year multi-agency policing contract comes up for renewal

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