San Francisco prosecutors say they had to dismiss charges because sheriff’s department destroyed evidence in investigationThe San Francisco district attorney’s office on Friday dropped all charges against three San Francisco sheriff’s deputies accused of forcing inmates to fight for their entertainment. The San Francisco district attorney, George Gascón, filed charges against deputies Scott Neu, Eugene Jones, and Clifford Chiba in March 2016, a year after the city’s public defender brought forth allegations of an inmate “fight club”. The dismissal of charges against the deputies once again raised questions over the effectiveness of investigations when law enforcement agencies investigate their own. San Francisco deputies charged with forcing inmates into 'fight club' Read more“Once again, it is shown that there are two different criminal justice systems in this country,” Pointer added. The district attorney’s office plans to forward the case to its own independent investigations bureau, prosecutors said on Friday.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2019 16:52 UTC