Fullerton Police Chief Addresses Arrest of AJ Redkey in Pasadena

As the three-year anniversary of Kelly Thomas’ beating death by Fullerton police approaches, emotions are still running high. There’s a new Chief in town, but old anger remains. The latest outrage surrounds the Pasadena arrest of inLeague Press livestreamer AJ Redkey last month on a warrant stemming from a failure to disperse charge during a January 18 protest after the Thomas trial verdicts acquitted two ex-cops. In a rare move in local politics, councilman Bruce Whitaker agendized the arrest for frank discussion during Tuesday’s meeting of the city council.

Read more on my latest OC Weekly Navel Gazing Blog post:

http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2014/06/fullerton_police_chief_dan_hughes.php