Post by Shuftin on Jan 1, 2007 1:19:03 GMT -5
August 04, 2006
The San Mateo County district attorney's office charged a Daly City police officer Friday with three felony counts of excessive force stemming from an incident last week.
Officer Alfonso Esqueda III, 32, who joined the department in September, 2005 from the Long Beach Police Department, is accused of holding a 20-year-old Daly City man at gunpoint Saturday during an auto theft investigation, according to police Sgt. Carol Sloane.
According to the charges, Esqueda pointed his gun at the man's head in an attempt to get information. The officer then drove the man to another area to look for stolen vehicles. The man was never arrested and he was released uninjured.
Another Daly City police officer present at the scene reported the allegations, according to Sloane.
The official charges are assault with a semi-automatic weapon, brandishing a weapon and assault under the color of authority.
A $100,000 arrest warrant led Esqueda to self-surrender at the San Mateo County Jail where he was released on bond.
Esqueda will be on paid administrative leave pending the conclusion of the case, according to Sloane. The department's management control and audit unit will conduct an independent administrative investigation.
An arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Northern Judicial Court in South San Francisco.
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The San Mateo County district attorney's office charged a Daly City police officer Friday with three felony counts of excessive force stemming from an incident last week.
Officer Alfonso Esqueda III, 32, who joined the department in September, 2005 from the Long Beach Police Department, is accused of holding a 20-year-old Daly City man at gunpoint Saturday during an auto theft investigation, according to police Sgt. Carol Sloane.
According to the charges, Esqueda pointed his gun at the man's head in an attempt to get information. The officer then drove the man to another area to look for stolen vehicles. The man was never arrested and he was released uninjured.
Another Daly City police officer present at the scene reported the allegations, according to Sloane.
The official charges are assault with a semi-automatic weapon, brandishing a weapon and assault under the color of authority.
A $100,000 arrest warrant led Esqueda to self-surrender at the San Mateo County Jail where he was released on bond.
Esqueda will be on paid administrative leave pending the conclusion of the case, according to Sloane. The department's management control and audit unit will conduct an independent administrative investigation.
An arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Northern Judicial Court in South San Francisco.
www.topix.net/content/cbs/0005501216076179565126182028880012542680