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Former CHP officer charged with assaulting woman during traffic stop

by The AV Times Staff • February 28, 2023 19 Comments

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LOS ANGELES – A now-retired California Highway Patrol officer has been charged with assault for allegedly punching a woman in the face during a traffic stop last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.

Todd Cookston, 54, is set to be arraigned in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom April 25 on one felony count of assault under the color of authority.

Cookston detained a 21-year-old woman on Interstate 5 near Santa Clarita last March 2 and punched her in the face after the woman stepped outside her vehicle and an altercation ensued, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

In a statement announcing the charges, District Attorney George Gascón said, “The alleged behavior exhibited by this officer was reprehensible. No woman should be detained in the middle of the night and punched in the face because an officer lost his temper. Excessive force by law enforcement officers will not be tolerated in Los Angeles County.”

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety, Home, Los Angeles County

19 comments for "Former CHP officer charged with assaulting woman during traffic stop"

  1. Littlerock's Most Avid Searcher of Public Employee Pay Databases says

    March 4, 2023 at 11:27 am

    $429k buys alot of representation

    transparentcalifornia.com

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  2. Ketanji Jackson says

    March 4, 2023 at 7:17 am

    Want to bet she’s ABW and the mother of the minors no longer allowed to eat at chick fil a

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  3. ACE says

    March 2, 2023 at 10:25 am

    I HOPE THE CHP OFFICER DIDN’T HURT HIS HAND…

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  4. Did she assault him? … says

    March 1, 2023 at 6:16 pm

    Gascon grandstanding yet again. He made these campaign promises that he would go after LEOs. He can file charges but that doesn’t mean it will go to court or result in a conviction. It very likely will quietly get dismissed.

    Maybe she deserved to get punched in the face! It says an altercation ensued. There are many women who are not petite, fragile creatures. There are women who have the attitude that they don’t have to listen to LEOs. They will attack—hitting, spitting, kicking, pulling hair, kneeing. Some of these big mamas can do damage. If they want to be tough and act like that, then they should take their lumps and not cry about later.

    No LEO should have to stand there and just take it. They have a right to defend themselves!

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  5. warm_fish_salad says

    March 1, 2023 at 1:48 pm

    UMMMM “Excessive force by law enforcement officers will not be tolerated in Los Angeles County” What?! What if it is necessary? California is a joke…

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    • Tim Scott says

      March 1, 2023 at 5:34 pm

      LOL
      Three step process for you:
      1) Get dictionary
      2) Look up ‘necessary’ and ‘excessive’
      3) Check mirror to see the real joke

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      • Leilani says

        March 1, 2023 at 7:09 pm

        It should be because here in California everyone thinks they don’t need to obey the laws so if you act stupid then you get what you deserve. Why should the deputies have to risk their lives for some piece of crap person

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        • Larry says

          March 2, 2023 at 1:43 pm

          Because it’s their job???
          Should they only protect what you would refer to as a higher class person?

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          • Kiki says

            March 3, 2023 at 7:58 pm

            Well than if they want to get what’s coming to them then they can go ahead and act stupid.

        • Tim Scott says

          March 2, 2023 at 1:53 pm

          Question: Does “everyone” there include you? If not, then it seems that you are being kinda mindlessly hyperbolic.

          Reply
  6. CHiPs says

    February 28, 2023 at 11:23 pm

    Baker and Poncherello would have handled that situation with ease.

    Reply
  7. ACE says

    February 28, 2023 at 7:10 pm

    ALL THE L.A. COPS SHOULD JUST QUIT…

    WALK OFF THE JOB…

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    THE PROMISE OF PENSIONS KEEPS MANY…

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    • Tim Scott says

      February 28, 2023 at 8:29 pm

      Sooooo…what about everyone else Ace? What should I do to protest not being allowed to just punch women in the face?

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      • Tim Scott says

        March 1, 2023 at 5:27 pm

        Been there, done that. If I was going to go back to crime it would be more of an “all in.”

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      • Tim Scott says

        March 1, 2023 at 5:35 pm

        If I rob banks it will be for fun and profit, not as a protest.

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      • East Palmdale's Most Feigning Interest says

        March 2, 2023 at 9:46 am

        Gee, Mike. Your line of attack is growing calcified and stale. Tim never made any secret of his past. What does any of that sh!t have to do with every current article on this site? Personal drive-by attacks on the past are petty and have no relevance to the discussions.

        Do you have any comments on the damage the Biden administration is doing to our country?

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        • Hugo says

          March 2, 2023 at 7:12 pm

          I dont see a comment from Mike, what are talking about.

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          • East Palmdale's Most Mystic & Paranormal says

            March 2, 2023 at 9:56 pm

            He’s invisible and only I can hear him.

          • Tim Scott says

            March 3, 2023 at 6:48 am

            As usual, Mike was breaking the rules so eventually his posts got deleted.

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