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Victims rights advocates plan LA-bound flight diverted after fight

recall effort against Gascon
LOS ANGELES (CNS)
— Crime victims and law en-
forcement officials planned
launch an effort Saturday
night to recall Los Angeles
County District Attorney
George Gascon, claiming
the sweeping changes Gas-
con has initiated since taking
office in December favor the
rights of criminals over their
victims.
Organizers plan to gather
the signatures needed to file
an intent to recall in a so-
called “Victims Vigil” at the
downtown Hall of Justice.
They expect up to 100 peo-
ple to attend, including many
crime victims and Deputy
District Attorney Jon Hat-
PHOENIX (AP) — An American Air-
lines flight was diverted and two women
arrested in Phoenix after authorities say
when a male passenger asked them to stop
using the language.
Pichardo allegedly spit at the man, who
one of the women spit on a fellow passen- then began recording them. Fortune said
the most egregious crimes, “However, within minutes ger who asked them to stop using racial Rodriguez then hit the man’s hand to stop
have drawn fire and legal of being sworn in, he made slurs in their conversation and the other him from recording.
challenges from Gascon’s other, drastic changes that slapped his hand when he started record- Rodriguez faces charges of assault and
own prosecutors and other he did not disclose when ing them. disorderly conduct and Pichardo faces a
current and former district campaigning that are let- American Airlines said the flight from charge of disorderly conduct.
attorneys. ting violent and dangerous Dallas-Fort Worth to Los Angeles when it Online court records did not indicate
Gascon ran as a reform- criminals back out onto our was diverted to Sky Harbor International whether the women have attorneys who
er in his 2020 race against streets. This is unacceptable. Airport on Thursday around 5:15 p.m. could comment on the allegations on their
two-term incumbent Jackie He fooled the voters of LA because of an on-flight altercation. behalf.
Lacey, making it clear that County and must be re- When the flight landed, officers with American Airlines spokesperson Derek
attacking what he called the moved from office.” the Phoenix Police Department arrested Walls called the women’s behavior “dis-
systemic racism of the crim- Representatives for the Kelly Pichardo, 30, and Leeza Rodriguez, turbing and unacceptable” and said in a
inal justice system would be district attorney did not 29, both from the Bronx, New York, say- statement that they were placed on their
his top priority. But the group comment directly on the re- ing they verbally and physically assaulted “internal refuse list pending further inves-
Recall George Gascon says call effort Saturday, as they other passengers and crew members. tigation.”
he misled voters on the ex- are not permitted to dis- Phoenix Police Sgt. Mercedes Fortune The flight continued to Los Angeles
tent of his planned changes. cuss political matters during said the women were using racial slurs and arrived without further incident.
“Gascon campaigned and work hours, but Gascon has
was elected on a platform repeatedly defended his di-
including no gang enhance- rectives on eliminating most
ments and not seeking the sentencing enhancements,

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ami, an outspoken critic of death penalty, so that is not often citing data on recid-
Gascon’s changes. a reason to recall him,” the ivism to back up his case,
The recall effort needs group says on its Facebook and pointing out that some
valid signatures from 10% of page, which lists 39,500 fol- crime victims support his ACTON • AGUA DULCE
registered voters in the coun- lowers. changes.
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