District Attorney Jackie Lacey may find herself in court in the coming months. But unlike the many times she has appeared as a prosecutor, the incumbent Los Angeles County District Attorney will play the role of defendant. This week on Oct. 20, Lacey was sued by Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles members for an incident in March, when the prosecutor’s husband pointed a gun at activists on the stoop of their Granada Hill’s home. The lawsuit is another chapter in an increasingly contentious fight for her job against former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón.
Dr. Melina Abdullah, Dahlia Ferlito and Justin Marks brought the complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging civil rights violations, assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence. The suit accuses Lacey’s Husband, David Lacey, of “outrageously brazen and recklessly negligent use of a registered firearm…against innocent protesters who were lawfully visiting their home.” The suit seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
