“I obviously don’t recall it, so if it did occur, it wasn’t very memorable. “Do you think it would be memorable if you had a conversation with Sheriff Villanueva in which he said that he wanted department personnel to delete photos of an accident scene?” an attorney asked Satterfield. John Satterfield.īoth Valdez and Satterfield, who both have since been promoted and are close advisers to the sheriff, testified that they did not remember Villanueva ordering them to have the photos deleted. Hector Mancinas testified that the sheriff’s orders were communicated to him through then-Capt. The filing states that Lost Hills station Lt. In a court filing, Bryant’s attorneys indicated that they plan to question Villanueva about his involvement in directing subordinates to delete evidence of the alleged misconduct. The scandal came to light after a citizen filed a complaint to the Sheriff’s Department that a young deputy was showing gruesome photos taken at the scene of the tragedy at the Baja California Bar and Grill in Norwalk.
“Not only do I have to grieve to the loss of my husband and child, but for the rest of my life I’m going to have to fear that these photographs of my husband and child will be leaked,” Bryant testified.
The area is secure.”īut weeks after the fatal crash, a Los Angeles Times investigation revealed that deputies had shared the grim images of the scene. Villanueva left, then returned, and according to Bryant, he told her: “All is good. “I said: 'No, I need you to get on the phone right now and I need you to make sure that you secure the area,'” she recalled. Villanueva assured her he would secure the area, prompting Bryant to make a more direct and urgent plea. Please secure the area,” Bryant recalled saying at the sheriff’s station. “I said, If you can’t bring my husband and baby back, please make sure no one takes photographs of them. In a deposition earlier this month, Bryant testified that she had implored Villanueva to make sure no one took photos of her husband‘s and daughter’s remains. Citizens complained that one deputy showed the photos at a bar in Norwalk and that a firefighter showed photos to a group of off-duty firefighters and their partners while having cocktails at an awards ceremony at a Hilton hotel, her attorneys said in court filings. County last year, alleging that she and her family suffered severe emotional distress after learning that deputies shared crash photos. “Their testimony will not change the fact that there is no evidence any photos taken by County first responders have ever been publicly disseminated,” Miller said in a statement.īryant sued L.A. County, said he disagreed with the court’s decision but will make both Villanueva and Osby available. Skip Miller, an attorney representing L.A. The judge limited each deposition to four hours. County Fire Chief Daryl Osby, both appear to have “unique firsthand, nonrepetitive knowledge” relevant to the case. Eick knocked down the county’s argument, saying that Villanueva, along with L.A. (Photo/Stefanie Dazio/Associated Press)īut U.S. 26, 2020, after Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash. Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Daryl Osby took questions at a news conference on Jan.
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