The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday determined there would be no charges against the officers involved in the death of 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez, according to the officers’ attorney.
Highlights
- Mario Gonzalez, 26, stopped breathing after three officers sat on his back trying to arrest him.
- Alameda County District Attorney’s Office determined there would be no charges against the officers involved in the death of 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez.
- DA O’Malley said she couldn’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officers acted unlawfully.
- The officers, James Fisher, Cameron Leahy and Eric McKinley, whose peace officer power were suspended until the completion of investigations, are still on paid administrative leave.
- Federal civil rights lawsuits have been filed separately on behalf of Gonzalez’s mother and son that allege the three officers “used excessive force against (Gonzalez) that caused a suffocating restraint”