Los Angeles County District Attorney

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has asked the Board of Supervisors to allow him to appoint a special prosecutor to supervise investigations into allegations of police misconduct and misuse of force.

A judge has decided some of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon’s justice reform policies aimed at reducing punishment for some of the most serious crimes were, “unlawful,” and cannot be implemented as the new DA ordered. L.A. Superior Court Judge James Chalfant said in a ruling Monday Gascon cannot direct prosecutors to dismiss sentencing enhancements for certain...

George Gascon agrees to keep tougher sentencing rules in some cases. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.

Bowing to pressure, newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has amended his directive to eliminate sentencing enhancements and will now allow them in cases involving the most vulnerable victims and in specified “extraordinary” circumstances.

George Gascon says he’s planning to put into place his reform efforts. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020.

Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon on Monday outlined sweeping plans for criminal justice reform as he was sworn-in to office, including major changes in how cases are charged, the use of cash bail, the removal of sentencing enhancements, and an expansion of efforts to overturn unjust convictions.

Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has selected a deadly 2015 police shooting in Long Beach as one of four cases he plans to reopen, it was reported Friday.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey appeared to be losing a bid to keep her seat for a third term after an aggressive challenge by self-styled reformer George Gascón, a former LAPD Assistant Chief of Police, Chief of Police in Mesa, Arizona and San Francisco D.A.

A former LAPD assistant chief defeated incumbent Jackie Lacey in the race of LA County District Attorney. Michelle Valles reports for Today in LA on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2020.

Incumbent Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey is being challenged for the head of the nation’s largest local prosecutor’s office by George Gascón, a former Los Angeles Police Department assistant chief and San Francisco District Attorney on Nov. 3.

Mayor Eric Garcetti switched his endorsement in the Los Angeles County district attorney’s race Sunday from incumbent Jackie Lacey to challenger George Gascon.

Community activist Najee Ali called for the resignation of Black Lives Matter leader Melina Abdullah on Friday, saying her protest outside Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s residence earlier this week has put a bull’s eye on the District Attorney and endangered her life. “Every murderer, rapist, and violent criminal Lacey has put in jail now has her...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who has been embroiled in a controversy after Black Lives Matters protesters turned up at her home in the early hours of Monday morning and were met with her husband meeting them with a handgun, offered an on-the-record interview Tuesday night as election results began to roll in. “We’re really happy that...

LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey appears on track to win election following incident with protesters and husband. John Cádiz Klemack reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

The husband of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey pulled a gun on protesters. Beverly White reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2020.

Former District Attorney of San Francisco George Gascon has thrown his hat in the ring. He is running to replace LA District Jackie Lacey. NBC4 Conan Nolan talks with the candidate as to why he wants to be LA’s chief prosecutor. As seen on NewsConference on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019.

The mother of a man who died inside the West Hollywood apartment of a prominent Democratic Party donor filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Tuesday that names him and the Los Angeles County District Attorney as defendants.

The mother of a man who died inside the West Hollywood apartment of a prominent Democratic Party donor filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Tuesday that names him and the Los Angeles County District Attorney as defendants.

The investigation continued Wednesday in the fatal shooting of an Inglewood-area man whose alleged killer was questioned and released, authorities said.