California officers charged in killing of man held face-down for five minutes
by Sam Levin in Los Angeles from on (#6M71D)
Three police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in death of Mario Gonzalez, whom they held down on the ground
Three California police officers have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 killing of a man they restrained in a prone position for five minutes until he lost consciousness.
Pamela Price, Alameda county district attorney, announced the charges on Thursday, three years after the asphyxia death of Mario Gonzalez, 26. The officers, Eric McKinley, James Fisher and Cameron Leahy, face up to four years in prison.
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