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DeWitt M. Lacy

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He told them no. Under oath, the deputy confirms Ryan Gainer’s family made no threats and never touched him — that they asked him to help their son, and that he didn’t help when they asked. He also testified the gravity of what he’d done had already set in. Ryan was 15 and autistic. Sworn deposition.

#civilrightsattorney #excessiveforce #policeshooting #ryangainer #policemisconduct by @dewittmlacy

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A San Bernardino County sheriff’s field training officer, asked in a deposition about stopping other deputies from breaking the law: “They’re stupid. They’re young, they make mistakes.”

Ryan Gainer was a 15-year-old autistic teen shot and killed by San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies in Apple Valley, California, in March 2024. His family is suing in federal court: Gainer v. County of San Bernardino. This is the officer responsible for training new deputies.

#civilrightsattorney #excessiveforce #ryangainer #deposition #policemisconduct by @dewittmlacy

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🚨PSA: Running from police does NOT automatically give an officer the right to shoot you. Deadly force is judged by the threat actually posed—not simply because someone ran. Know the law before you need the lawyer.

#civilrightsattorney #policemisconduct #policechase #dewittlacy #legaltips by @dewittmlacy

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A wellness check ends in gunfire. Civil rights attorney @juliaquesada__ breaks down the body cam: no immediate threat, poor de-escalation. #civilrightsattorney #policeshooting #wellnesscheck #policebodycam #policebrutality by @dewittmlacy

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“That appeared monstrous to you?” — “Correct.” Sworn deposition testimony from the deputy who shot 15-year-old Ryan Gainer. Ryan was autistic. Civil rights attorney @dewittmlacy questions him under oath. by @dewittmlacy

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A cop asks why judges and legislators aren’t filmed like patrol officers. Civil rights attorney @dewittmlacy has an answer — courtrooms are recorded, and the legislature has an entire channel. Then he gets to the real difference. by @dewittmlacy

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They had time. No emergency, no Code 3, and a computer he never checked. Deposition footage from a federal civil rights case involving the death of a 15-year-old autistic boy.

#civilrightsattorney #policeshooting #policebrutality #ryangainer #excessiveforce by @dewittmlacy

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He was told the father had already calmed his son down. Then he showed up, heard exactly that, and called it “eerily quiet.” Ryan gainer was 15. He was autistic, and was killed at his own home. This is the deputy who shot him, under oath.

#civilrightsattorney #policeshooting #ryangainer #excessiveforce #policebrutality by @dewittmlacy

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🚨Bodycam: an officer screams to shoot a pitbull — the dog that was actually out of control was the police K9. Civil rights attorney @dewittmlacy reacts. by @dewittmlacy

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Ryan Gainer, a 15-year-old autistic boy is dead. In this deposition, the deputy testifies dispatch never told him the teen was autistic. Civil rights attorney @dewittmlacy questions him under oath.

#civilrightsattorney #policeshooting #excessiveforce #policebrutality #ryangainer by @dewittmlacy

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After her 15-year-old son was shot by deputies, a paralyzed mother was carried from her own property by her arms and legs. Asked if that’s how deputies are trained to treat people with disabilities: “I can’t answer that.” Sworn deposition testimony in the federal civil rights case for the family of Ryan Gainer, an autistic teen shot by San Bernardino County deputies at his family’s home. Trial Attorneys @dewittmlacy & @juliaquesada__ represent the family.

#civilrightsattorney #policemisconduct #policeshooting #ryangainer #policebrutality by @dewittmlacy

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A police sergeant with 100+ rounds of firearms training testified under oath she couldn’t say whether she heard a gunshot — right before she opened fire on an unarmed, handcuffed man. #civilrightsattorney #policemisconduct #excessiveforce #policeshooting #policebrutality by @dewittmlacy

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