Judge Blocks City From Punishing 2 Officers
A judge on Monday blocked the city of Inglewood from punishing two police officers for their alleged involvement in the July 6 beating of 16-year-old Donovan Jackson.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Bob Hight issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting city officials from taking actions against Officers Bijan Darvish and Antoine Crook. Last week, another judge issued a similar order forbidding the city from firing Officer Jeremy J. Morse, who was caught on videotape slamming Jackson down on a police car and then punching him in the jaw.
The orders are effective pending hearings to decide whether preliminary injunctions will be issued against the city. The hearings have been scheduled Aug. 28 for Morse and Aug. 29 for Darvish and Crook.
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