An attorney for the Sonoma County Deputy Sheriff’s Association has accused IOLERO investigators of harassment and retaliation. photo credit: Sonoma County SheriffScreenshot of the Sonoma County Sheriff critical incident video of the officer involved shooting death of David Pelaez-Chavez on July 29, 2022.
Disagreement over civilian oversight of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office has not gone away since the county’s Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach was established in 2015.
The current issues surfaced during IOLERO’s investigation of the July 2022 officer involved fatal shooting of farmworker David Pelaez-Chavez.
Jonathan Murphy, an attorney for deputies involved in the case, and the Sonoma County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, said IOLERO went beyond its authority during the investigation…