LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies are forming a new "gang" in the agency's East L.A. station, according to a deputy who alleges in a lawsuit he was abused when he refused to join the group.
Amayel Garfias filed his lawsuit in Superior Court last month, claiming he was harassed, assaulted and purposely put in harm's way by an alleged member of the new "gang." Both the county and several sheriff's employees should be held responsible for allowing the East L.A. station to remain under "gang" control, the lawsuit states.
The Sheriff's Department did not respond to a request for comment, and attorneys for the county have not yet responded to the lawsuit in court.
