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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Ketanji Jackson says
Want to bet she’s ABW and the mother of the minors no longer allowed to eat at chick fil a
ACE says
I HOPE THE CHP OFFICER DIDN’T HURT HIS HAND…
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Did she assault him? … says
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!
warm_fish_salad says
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…
Tim Scott says
LOL
Three step process for you:
1) Get dictionary
2) Look up ‘necessary’ and ‘excessive’
3) Check mirror to see the real joke
Leilani says
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
Larry says
Because it’s their job???
Should they only protect what you would refer to as a higher class person?
Kiki says
Well than if they want to get what’s coming to them then they can go ahead and act stupid.
Tim Scott says
Question: Does “everyone” there include you? If not, then it seems that you are being kinda mindlessly hyperbolic.
CHiPs says
Baker and Poncherello would have handled that situation with ease.
ACE says
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
Sooooo…what about everyone else Ace? What should I do to protest not being allowed to just punch women in the face?
Tim Scott says
Been there, done that. If I was going to go back to crime it would be more of an “all in.”
Tim Scott says
If I rob banks it will be for fun and profit, not as a protest.
East Palmdale's Most Feigning Interest says
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?
Hugo says
I dont see a comment from Mike, what are talking about.
East Palmdale's Most Mystic & Paranormal says
He’s invisible and only I can hear him.
Tim Scott says
As usual, Mike was breaking the rules so eventually his posts got deleted.