LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County prosecutors are convening a criminal grand jury to investigate whether the Sheriff's Department mishandled an incident in which a sheriff's deputy kneeled on a handcuffed inmate's head for three minutes, according to documents and interviews.
Several subpoenas have been served ordering sheriff's officials to appear and testify starting later this week, according to two sources with knowledge of the subpoenas. Prosecutors are also seeking communications by a number of sheriff's executives, one of the sources said.
It's unclear how many subpoenas were issued or who received them. It's also unclear whom prosecutors are targeting in their investigation. The district attorney's office did not immediately respond Monday to a request for comment.
