Los Angeles CountySheriff Alex Villanueva appears to be backing off – and outright denying – his investigation into a Los Angeles Times journalist who broke a damning story about the agency's brutal treatment of a handcuffed inmate and his potential involvement in a cover-up.
Mr Villanueva hosted a news conference on Tuesday to blast his detractors, including the LA Times, the public, and numerous press freedom organisations who condemned him for suggesting he would investigate LA Times journalist Alene Tchekmedyian for breaking the story.
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