Video Reveals Arrest of LA DA's Deputy During 2021 Traffic Stop
Joseph Iniguez, now the No. 2 prosecutor in Los Angeles, was detained for public intoxication while intervening in a traffic stop involving his then-fiancé.
- Iniguez recorded the incident, declaring officers had 'pulled over the wrong person.'
- He urged officers to check his license plates to reveal his DA office affiliation.
- Iniguez sued the police department, receiving a $10,000 settlement for alleged civil rights violations.
- Another top aide to DA Gascon, Diana Teran, faces felony charges for improper database access.
- Both Iniguez and Teran are named in a lawsuit alleging they ordered subordinates to break the law.