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Daily DemocratGutierrez shooting still warrants state investigationBy DAVID M. GREENWALD Created: 12/06/2009 02:30:55
AM PST
On April 30, three Sheriff's deputies shot and
killed Luis Gutierrez. Since that time, many citizens throughout Yolo County has taken notice of this case and have asked for
an independent investigation to give us a full accounting of the facts. There has been no such independent investigation.
Instead the state Attorney General's Office reviewed the findings of the Yolo County District Attorney's Office
that found the shooting justified and concluded that given the evidence presented, the DA's decision was "not unreasonable"
and thus did not "constitute an abuse of discretion." The "abuse of discretion" standard is a very difficult
threshold to overturn. Moreover, the DA's Office investigated the deputies for criminal charges, not misconduct. A thorough
reading of the report reveals many unanswered questions with incomplete and at times contradictory accounts from the officers
involved and the various witnesses. The public deserves more than they have received, they deserve a full and independent
investigation that seeks to explain inconsistencies in official statements. I believe that the deputies created a situation
that led to a justifiable shooting. The circumstances leading up to it are questionable. The whole field contact and chasing
him down are questionable. What happened once the confrontation began justifies use of deadly force. So, if the deputies did
not follow policy and procedure leading up to the confrontation, they may have caused the situation to escalate. If
they had followed policy and procedure, perhaps they wouldn't have chased him, and he'd still be alive. The determination that Gutierrez
was a gang member is questionable. Gutierrez was walking down Gum Avenue in the middle of the day. Why did the Sheriff's Deputies
contact him? Deputy Oviedo admitted, "There was nothing unusual about the person that attracted their attention." Gutierrez
was not wearing gang clothing. However, Sgt. Johnson oddly suggests that, "Hispanic gang members will often not openly wear
their gang colors. Instead, the gang member will wear generic colors to disguise their particular affiliation." We can conclude
therefore that wearing gang colors signifies gang membership, but not wearing gang colors also potentially signifies gang
membership. The strongest evidence of possible gang membership was a tattoo found on his hands. We might question this means
of determination, but more importantly the officers admitted they hadn't seen on his hands. "Deputy Bautista did not notice
or see Navarro's hands." None of the officers acknowledge seeing his hands. So why was he stopped? The report tells us, "Deputy
Bautista thought Navarro looked familiar and might be on probation or parole. Deputy Oviedo thought Navarro looked familiar
but was not sure of Navarro's identity. Sgt. Johnson did not know Navarro." However, it is unclear where they would have known
him from. Rudolfo Flores, a gang member in custody, said he knew Gutierrez from his association with the Sureños,
a street gang. "According to Flores, the deputy was lucky not to get killed because Gutierrez,
who is a Sureño gang member, is a dangerous person and had said he would not let the cops take
him." Flores would seem to have credibility problems, and the DA's report fails to talk to others who might have disputed
that fact. Moreover, Gutierrez does not appear to have any kind of criminal record that would verify Flores claims. "The Yolo
County District Attorney's Office had three criminal cases involving Navarro. Each involves a violation of Vehicle Code Section
14601, driving without a valid license (two from 2008 and one from 2009). Gutierrez had had many encounters with police,
mainly in traffic stops but there is no record of him being belligerent to them. "In the 15 verified
contacts prior to April 30, 2009, there were no indications of any issues, conflicts, or confrontations between Navarro and
officers. There is no record or indication of Navarro engaging in any type of resisting or assaultive behavior toward
law enforcement or of Navarro being under the influence of a controlled substance." From a legal standpoint, a consensual stop is
permissible, but there appears little reason for a man walking alone in the middle of the day to be approached by the deputies.
There also appears to be question as to whether Gutierrez actually knew these were Sheriff's Deputies contacting him. This is
one small piece of a much larger puzzle and none of this proves that Officers were not justified in shooting Gutierrez. However,
I think the various contradictions and omissions in the official report, warrants a more thorough independent investigation
than we have received to date. -- David M. Greenwald is the author of of the Web site "People's Vanguard of Davis."
THE YOLO COUNTY JUSTICE COALITION
ANNOUNCES
VIGIL MARCH
LUIS
GUTIERREZ
KILLED UNJUSTLY ! SHOT THROUGH THE
BACK SIX (6) MONTHS AGO
AND NO JUSTICE AS OF YET WHY ? WE DEMAND JUSTICE NOW ! PLEASE INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND JOIN US A AS UNITED COMMUNITY DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY
NOW ! BRING YOUR CANDLES OR FLASHLIGHTS,RAIN
OR SHINE.
WHEN: FRIDAY OCTOBER 30, 2009 WHERE : WOODLAND DMV (825 East Street/Gum) TIME : 6:00 PM FOR MORE INFORMATION :
VIGILIA Y
MARCHA LUIS GUTIERREZ
ASESINADO A BALAZOS !
POR LA ESPALDA SIES (6) MESES DE SU MUERTE ? Y AUN NO HAY JUSTICIA !
CUANDO : Viernes,30 de Octubre, 2009 DONDE
: El DMV De Woodland / la Calle “East con La Gum” La HORA : 6:00 De la Tarde
SI SE VA PODER !!! Por fabor de invitar
a sus amigos y apoyar con asistir a la Vigilia, por fabor de traer su velas o linternas, los esperamos, lluvia o no.
Para mas informacion contactar : La Coalicion de el Condado de
Yolo por la Justicia
PAST PRESS CONFRENCES
AND ARTICLES
WHEN: TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2009 TIME: 10:30 AM WHERE:CALIFORNIA
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Office of the Attorney General 1300 "I" Street
SACRAMENTO,CA, 95814
The Yolo County Justice Coalition will meet with the California State Attorney Generals office
and demand that his office remand the state “review” of the killing of Luis Gutierrez.Yolo County District Attorney Reisig requested a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) probe—in doing so, the case now falls under federal jurisdiction. We will demand theCalifornia Attorney General to allow the U.S. Attorney General's office Civil Rights Divisionto
investigate the killing.
The Yolo County Justice Coalition will also announce futue actions and activity in the following weeks regarding the
Killing of "Luis Guttierrez". Contact: (916)712-4251 cell
The YOLO COUNTY JUSTICE COALITION
AVISO IMPORTANTE
CONFERENCIA DE PRENSA
CUANDO: MARTES 13 DE OCTUBRE DE 2009 HORA: 10:00 PM DONDE: PROCURADO R DE EL ESTADO
DE CALIFORNIA 1300 CALL "I" SACRAMENTO,CALIFORNIA
CASE BACKGROUND
Yolo County Justice Coalition calls from Civil Rights probe. The Yolo County Justice Coalition is calling for a comprehensive federal civil rights investigation
for the killing of Luis Gutierrez. The FBI investigation currently taking place is a necessary step towards righting the wrong
that was committed on April 30th, 2009, but a more specific probe is needed.
The civil rights division of the United States Justice Department
needs to investigate civil rights violations in Yolo County violations that have beyond any doubt unmasked themselves
with the grossly mismanaged case of Gutierrez. We believe it is a probable fact that the cover-up tactics used to validate
the killing of Gutierrez have been used on other Yolo Count y residents to validate unwarranted criminal convictions and artificial
gang affiliations.
Gutierrez was deemed a methamphetamines addict by Yolo County
Sherriff Ed Prieto before the Gutierrez autopsy had been completed. The Sherriff also accused Gutierrez of being a gang member
until a Woodland Police Department investigation proved those accusations were unfounded and false. The only
people who were dressed as gang member were three undercover sherriffs deputies, who until now, have not thoroughly explained
why Gutierrez was approached and then chased while walking back from the DMV office.
The Yolo County Justice C oalition leads county residents in demanding answers to the many contradictions in the killing
of Gutierrez. We are not against law enforcement; we thank and respect al l local officers and city officials who serve and
protect out communities. We are grateful for those officials who keep us safe, but we reserve the right to scrutinize and
ask the tough questions to those people sworn to protect us.
The Yolo County Justice Coaltion is composed
of Yolo county residents, the majority of which are from Woodland. The coalition members are everyday Americans who have accepted
the responsibility of making sure our communities are being protected and advocated for. The organization is composed of a
diverse make up; different educational, vocational, ethnic and religious backgrounds.
The Coalition seeks
to provide a mechanism that can safeguard all Yolo County residents against unwarranted abuse. We have called for two citizen
gatherings in Woodland, both of which were successful in pressing for more accountability.
The Yolo County Coalition is focused and will remain focused on the Luis Gutierrez killing. We are
prepared and willing to stride through whatever type of terrain and obstacles our search for justice may lead us through.
This is why we, the Yolo County Justice Coalition, humbly ask you to join us in our endeavor.
WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRAT Yolo district attorney striking statistics on
Yolo feloniesDaily Democrat
Created: 09/30/2009
10:11:49 AM PDT
Recently I came acros s some statistics that were striking to say the least. We in Yolo County have the highest percentage
of the felony complaints prosecuted in the State (98 percent). To most, that has to be pretty impressive. It shows Yolo County
is tough on crime. It is the 2 percent that is disturbing. It means that out of 100 persons coming before the justice
system, only two persons will be found innocent. That seems to defy the law of probability. Does it mean that if 15 innocent
persons were picked up by law enforcement, and went before the justice system that not even one person would be found innocent?
Just one innocent person undeservingly imprisoned should stir our conscience.If my premise is correct this prompts some more questions. The main one being: How many innocent
persons have we sent to prison: for how many aggregate years? Truth reveals right and wrong. Does this mean we are tampering
with the truth? Our county law enforcement receives federal monies to fight crime. Are we doing a little tweaking here and
there in order to continue receiving funds? If we are doing that, it is unconscionable and must be immediately remedied. Law abiding ci tizens have the assurance of protection, but if by a quirk of circumstance a law
abiding citizen is arrested on suspicion of breaking the law, with the above statistics there is not even a 50 percent chance
of being found innocent. Folks, what are we doing? Do we20know for sure? How would you like to only have a 2 percent chance?
BECKY OLVERA, Woodland
A citizens panel headed by former state Supreme
Court Justice Cruz Reynoso plans to examine the April killing of Woodland farmworker Luis Gutierrez by sheriff's deputies, Reynoso and supporters announced Wednesday on the Capitol steps. Reynoso, who was vice chair
of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights from 1994-2004, said the panel was needed because of the close-knit nature of Yolo County law enforcement and what he called
a lack of responsiveness by elected leaders. "Nothing supplants the power of citizens looking at the actions of public officials,"
he told a few dozen activists and onlookers. Hours earlier, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig said his office had completed its investigation of the shooting that sparked community outcry. Reisig forwarded the results – which
he said would remain confidential for now – to the state attorney general's office for review. Reisig also said his office had asked the FBI to conduct an independent investigation. "We're absolutely committed to transparency in this process as much as the law
allows," Reisig said. "I invite review by any and all agencies in the system." He said he didn't have enough information to comment
on the activities of Reynoso's group. Gutierrez's parents attended the Capitol event Wednesday. The 26-year-old farmworker's
father – Jose Santos Gutierrez – wiped away tears and said he despaired of ever finding out the truth about what happened to his son on April 30 but
hoped the citizens' review might shed some light. "For me and my son it will not be useful," he said in Spanish. "My
son will not return. But what we're doing is no longer for my son, but for the rest of the nation, for all the children and
teenagers." "You can't just kill for the fun of it," he said. "My son was killed for fun. For entertainment." Officers said they stopped
Luis Gutierrez at about 2 p.m. as he was walking home from the Department of Motor Vehicles after passing his driver's license test. Prieto said the shooting occurred after Gutierrez ran from the deputies, then turned and lunged at one with a 4-inch
folding knife. Court documents in the case said Gutierrez was struck in the back of the neck and that deputies fired
a half dozen shots. Later, an autopsy report said Gutierrez had enough methamphetamine in his system to cause "violent
and irrational behavior." Gutierrez's family has questioned the official account, saying he was a homebody with no gang
ties or criminal record. The case provoked questions and outrage in Woodland and throughout the region. Many wondered whether Gutierrez understood the men in street clothes chasing him were law
enforcement officers. Woodland police investigated the incident's criminal aspects and forwarded their findings to the District Attorney's Office. Prosecutors conducted their own investigation and reviewed reports from the Police and Sheriff's departments, Reisig said. Reisig said that the attorney general's office has been involved in the case from the start at his request. The review of the case will not be complete until state prosecutors
have their say, he s aid. "Before any findings are released the attorney general has to weigh in," Reisig said.
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PRESS CONFERENCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
2:00 PM
WEST STEPS STATE CAPITOL
Contact: ART APODACA, COMMUNITY LIAISON (916) 370-3068 or (916) 712-4251
HONORABLE CRUZ REYNOSO, FORMER
CALIFORNIA STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION AND HEARING COMMISSION IN THE LUIS GUTIERREZ” KILLING.
Press Conference:
Numerous Civil Rights Community Organizations, the "Yolo County Justice Coalition", and Civil rights Attorney's, will join Honorable
Former California Supreme Court Justice, Cruz Reynoso, in formation of a "Hearing Commision" to conduct community
hearings in "Yolo County", addressing the most recent complaints of human and Civil Rights Violations
as alleged by the Local Yolo County residents into the 20 most recent killing of "Luis Gutierrez" and the increase of
"racial profiling" and possible Civil Rights violations.
Hon. Cruz Reynoso President Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States's highest civilian honor. Cruz Reynoso joined the faculty at the UC Davis School of Law in 2001, as the inaugural Boochever & Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality.
Preside nt Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States's highest civilian honor. Cruz Reynoso joined the faculty at the UC Davis School of Law in 2001, as the inaugural Boochever & Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality.
Education • A.B., Pomona
College 1953 • LL.B., UC Berkeley 1958 Boochever
and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality Professor of Law Cruz Reynoso is the inaugural holder of the law school's
Boochever and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality. The chair recognizes outstanding scholarship
and teaching, along with a commitment to preserving and expanding the understanding of "the virtues necessary of a great republic." Full Biography... Special Interests Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights, Appellate Advocacy, Constitutional Law, Remedies Selected Career Highlights • Director, California Rural Legal Assistance
Foundation, 1969-72 • Professor of Law, University of New Mexico, 1972-76 • State Bar of California, Loren Miller Award, 1978 More Career Highlights... Selected Publications • "Hispanics
and the Criminal Justice System," in An Agenda for the Twenty-First Century: Hispanics in the United States, pp. 277-315 (edited
by Pastora San Juan Cafferty and David W. Engstrom, New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 2000) • America's New Immigration Law: Origins, Rationales, and Potential Consequences, 162-6 (edited by Wayne A.
Cornelius and Ricardo Anzal dua Montoya, San Diego: Univ. of California Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies,
1983) • Diversity
in Legal Education: A Broader View, A Deeper Commitment, 52 J. OF LEGAL EDUC. 491 (2002) E2 Brief
Remembrances: My Appointment and Service on the California Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, 1976-1987, 13 BERKELEY LA RAZA L.J. 15 (2002) More Publications...
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WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRATDA investigator sues Reisig for retaliation
By Democrat Staff Created: 08/24/2009 02:30:43 AM PDT
Yolo County District Attorney Investigator
Randy Skaggs is suing DA Jeff Reisig and Chief Investigator Pete Martin for revealing personal information after blowing the
whistle on Reisig. According to a civil lawsuit
filed on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court of Eastern California, Skaggs' privacy was violated after he was
singled out after calling out Reisig to former DA Dave Henderson.
"(Skaggs) brought to the attention
of the District Attorney at the time of the incident, the fact that Reisig failed to turn over exculpatory evidence that (Skaggs)
developed, to defense counsel," the lawsuit states. "After Jeff Reisig was forced to turn the evidence over, the department
began to treat (Skaggs) selectively." The suit claims that Skaggs suffered retaliation for his action. Around Sept. 30, 2008, Skaggs
was put under paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an administrative inquiry into allegations of misconduct. About a
month later, the suit alleges that Martin proposed discipline against Skaggs in a "Notice of Intent to Impose Discipline."
But before any discipline could be given, Martin spok e about the investigation against Skaggs with Dave Markss, Colusa County's
chief DA investigator.
"Dave Markss then sent the details of the conversation to no less than 13 other
Chief District Attorney Investigators in California," the suit claims. "He indicated in his e-mail that
he would provide further updates as they are received from Martin, indication that there was an expectation of further
dissemination of confidential information from Skaggs' personnel file." The suit claims that in an arbitration hearing Martin admitted to releasing information and said Reisig was aware
of its release. Skaggs was informed by two Davis police officers that Martin disclosed information
to the Davis Police Department and the Citrus Heights Police Department, where he was seeking employment. "He will
find it impossible to seek employment in his desired profession, regardless of the outcome of the administrative or criminal
cases," it states. In Jan. 5, 2009, Skaggs filed a California Government Tort Claim with Yolo County. It was denied "by operation of law" on Feb. 20. "The above-described acts of the defendant Yolo
County and its agents, officers and officials were done to deprive plaintiff of his constitutional rights to privacy and were
done with deliberate indifference to the plaintiff's United States Constitutional rights," the claim states.
The incident caused Skaggs
embarrassment, anxiety, humiliation and emotional distress, according to the lawsuit. After learning
that his personnel information was released, Skaggs was hospitalized for high blood pressure, chest pain and other
health problems he claims were caused by his emotional distress. He is suing them for compensatory, general, personal injury damages as well as attorney fees.
Skaggs isn't the first to accuse Reisig of malfeasance. In 2008,
DA Investigator Rick Gore wrote a letter accusing Reisig of ethical transgressions, withholding evidence and retaliatory pay
increase denials. A human resources report showed that Gore received council about his complaints from former Deputy DA Patricia
Lenzi, who ran against Reisig.
In a supplemental report, Martin stated that Lenzi warned
Skaggs that "he better watch out because they were coming after him next and that it would be sooner than later." Lenzi,
in a May 21, 2008 letter to Reisig, denied writing the letter or talking to Martin.
WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRAT
Saturday protest
takes aim at Yolo DABy JAKE DORSEY Created: 08/23/2009 06:20:43 AM PDT
About
150 protesters marched from Freeman Park on Court Street to the Yolo County Courthouse and the District Attorney's Office
on Saturday. The protesters, drawn from the Sacramento-based Justice Reform Coalition, were decrying the treatment of
minorities by the DA's Office. Several recent cases were highlighted as examples of miscarriages of justice, including the
shooting of Luis Gutierrez and the rape trial of Ajay Dev.
Al Rojas, a member of the Labor Council for Latin American
Advancement, led the protest and march with the help of Yolo County lawyer and activist Art Apodaca and several other Sacramento-area civil and human rights groups. Rojas
brought up the case of former Yolo County Sheriff's Sgt. Jonathan Keys. Keys shot a dog with his sidearm and has been charged
by the DA's office. Rojas angrily said he did not understand why Keys had been charged and not the deputies who shot Gutierrez.
Gutierrez
was shot and killed by Yolo County Sheriff's deputies on April 30. John Chendo, with the county's Democratic committee, also
spoke at the protest, saying the committee voted 23-0 to ask for an independent investigation into Gutierrez's shooting.
Deputy
District Attorney Jonathan Raven said last week that the California Department of Justice has not yet turned over its findings
to the county. Raven has stated before that the results of the investigation will not be released until the DOJ's work is
complete. Many were also protesting the results of Ajay Dev, who was convicted on multiple counts of raping his
adopted daughter. Stuart Mitchell, who described himself as a spokesman for the family, said the judge and DA ignored evidence
that could have acquitted Dev.
Some of the protesters were not even from the county, hailing from
San Francisco and Chico, where many of Dev's relatives are from. The District Attorney's Dffice is closed on the
weekends.
Written by David GreenwaldSunday, 23 August 2009 04:43 Call For Federal Investigation into April 30 Killing of Luis Gutierrez - TammyLockwood,Art Apodaca,Al Rojas,Albert "Monos'" Rojas(3rd),Santos Gutierrez,John Chendo,Will
Lotter.
What was billed as a mass demonstration on Saturday evening starting
at Freeman Park and culminating at the County Court house, spilled into a general protest against
District Attorney Jeff Reisig's abuse of power.
At least 200 people and as many as 300 showed up on a Saturday night in Woodland
with the County Fair in full swing. They boisterously but peacefully exercised their First Amendment
rights to protest against their government.
The official call for th e evening was to ask for a
federal investigation into the nearly four month old killing of What's the rationale behind calling for a federal investigation as opposed to an independent investigation as was the
previous demand? According to the organizers,
they seek to: "Require the Yolo District Attorney to
submit the Gutierrez case to a Federal agency. Close ties between District Attorney Jeff W. Reisig, Yolo County Sheriff Ed
Prieto and Woodland Police Chief Carey Sullivan can only render this case as invalid. Interconnecting interest will make
it impossible to charge an officer for the Gutierrez killing, if ever the need be. The Luis Gutierrez killing is the extreme
culmination of a tendency by law enforcement to overreach their authority; th e Gutierrez case comes as indisputable evidence
of Law enforcement mismanagement in Yolo County."
Please see the the "News" sources for last nights "Protest
march" below :
http://www.davisvanguard.org/
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For immediate release - News Advisory Contact: (530) 908-4886 or (916) 712-4251
Yolo
County citizens call for a "march" Charging DA Reisig and Local Law
Enforcement ABUSING their authority. Yolo County Citizines Demanding Federal
Independant Investigation!
(August 19th-Woodland) The Justice Coalition, a Yolo county watchdog organization, is calling
for a mass demonstration on August 22nd in the city of Woodland; prompting this call for action has been many community
concerns that local law officials have been abusing their authority. The demonstration on August 22nd will specifically focus on calling for a federal investigation in the case of Luis Gutierrez, the
26 year old farm worker who was killed by undercover Yolo Sheriff deputies while walking home from the DMV.
The Luis Gutierrez case has remained a
focus point for concerned Woodland residents because of the contradictory nature of the investigation.
Luis Gutierrez was walking home from the Woodland DMV when he was stopped and killed by
undercover gang suppression sheriffs deputies. Original reports, all documented as coming from Sherriff/Coroner
Ed Prieto, explained that Gutierrez was shot 4 times as he allegedly tried to pull a knife on undercover officers. On May
15, the Sacramento Bee reported , “The sheriff, who
is also the county coroner, said an autopsy report next week will show Gutierrez had a high level of
methamphetamine in his system”. A week before the autopsy was to be completed, Sherriff Prieto had reassured the public
Gutierrez was under the influence of methamphetamines.
While the fact
that the sheriff was predicting the future came to Woodland residents as alarming; on May 21st the Sacramento Bee reported that
according to official documents, released under the Public Records Act, Gutierrez had in fact been shot six times-hit once
in the back. In this report, it was discovered that Gutierrez' urine showed, "a presumptive positive for the presence of methamphetamine”;
conflicting with the sheriffs claim that Gutierrez body would show “high levels of methamphetamines”. A contradicting
and shifting investigation has many convinced that the Gutierrez case is nothing more than a coverup attempt by the Yolo County
Sherriffs office.
On June 6th, roughly around 400 people marched
and closed down a major street in Woodland protesting for a legitimate investigation. The shooting of Luis Gutierrez has also
spurred up and encouraged silent residents to voice out their concerns and complains against local law enforcement. The call
for an independent investigation is due to the lack of faith Woodland residents hold for law enforcement; from the Woodland
Police Department to the District Attorney.
The Justice Coalition is calling
for a Federal Probe because local law enforcement agencies are to closely tied together, as the Gutierrez case has proven.
The Yolo sheriffs office and Woodland Police Department shared evidence in order to obtain a search warrant for the entering
of the Gutierrez home shortly after the killing; an autonomous investigation in Yolo County is impossible because of the connections
between county and city law enforcement.
On August 22nd, a march will be called to encourage
and require the Yolo District Attorney to submit the Gutierrez case to a Federal agency. Close ties between District Attorney
Jeff W. Reisig, Yolo County Sherriff Ed Prieto and Woodland Police Chief Carey Sullivan can only render this case as invalid;
interconnecting interest will make it impossible to charge an officer for the Gutierrez killing, if ever the need be. The
Luis Gutierrez killing is the culmination of a tendency by law enforcement to overreach their authority; the gutierrez case
comes as indisputable proof of police mismanagement in Yolo County.
Click Here to See for your self what citizens of Yolo County are saying about Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig.
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DATE OF MARCH: August 22, 2009 START LOCATION: 1001 Main Street, Freeman Park, Woodland CA 95695 TIME:
6:00 p.m. Please bring your posters and banners.
Dont forget to bring water. Please invite 10 people, and ask them to invite 10 people. Please forward this email link to your
email lists. Por Favor invitar sus familiares.
------------See Meeting information below for next JUSTICE COALITION meeting
scheduled for this Tuesday, August 18th, at 6 pm, 439 2nd Street, Woodland -------------
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The Yolo County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday
released a statement claiming that former Investigator Rick Gore, has resigned, apologized, and retracted a letter that was
leaked to the Vanguard in March of 2008.