Overview

• Richard Jue was booked June 22 on misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run and filing a false police report after prosecutors presented the case.
• On March 4, the off-duty chief of staff drove a Sheriff’s Office vehicle into a parked Tesla on Diamond Heights Boulevard near Duncan Street.
• He waited two weeks to report the collision and initially claimed he was the victim before admitting he caused the crash and left the scene without leaving a note.
• Jue was released on $7,500 bail and placed on administrative leave by Sheriff Paul Miyamoto pending the outcome of internal and criminal investigations.
• His arraignment is scheduled for Thursday at the Hall of Justice as the Criminal Investigation Unit and Internal Affairs continue their probes.