David Lacey was seen on video pointing a handgun out the front door of the couple’s home and ordering the protesters to leave the property. We are happy the judge and the attorney general agreed diversion was appropriate.”Īt an April 13 hearing, one of the group’s members, Melina Abdullah, who is listed as one of the victims in the complaint, told the judge, “So, what I experienced at the hands of David Lacey was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life … He’s getting special treatment because he’s the husband of the former district attorney.”Īttorney Carl Douglas, who is representing Abdullah and the other two victims listed in the complaint, said protesters had been outside the Laceys’ house for 40 minutes before the run-in. This diversion allows David to avoid the risks of a jury trial. He was protecting his wife and family from protesters the night of the incident. Tyre said, “We maintain David’s innocence.
In a statement shortly after the hearing, defense attorney Samuel E.
Lacey was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service, complete 13 anger management classes, complete a gun safety course and not to possess any firearm during the 18-month diversionary term. Stuart said he believed David Allan Lacey’s case was “an appropriate case for diversion,” noting that he was a “67-year-old man who has led an otherwise exemplary, productive life.” The judge also noted that there was a “unique politically charged situation that’s unlikely to recur again.” SAN FERNANDO - A judge on Thursday allowed former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s husband to enter a diversion program to resolve a misdemeanor case in which he was charged for pointing a gun out his door while ordering a group of Black Lives Matter protesters to leave the couple’s Granada Hills property last year.
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