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    LA district attorney’s husband pulls gun on BLM activists. California attorney general charges him

    LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s husband was charged this week after pulling a gun on Black Lives Matter protesters in March.

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Aug 4, 2020 • 7m Listen

    LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s husband was charged this week after pulling a gun on Black Lives Matter protesters in March.

    California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed those charges against David Lacey, including three misdemeanor counts of assault with a firearm.

    Black Lives Matter organizer Melina Abdullah said when protesters knocked on their front door, David Lacey answered and pointed a gun at her chest.

    All of this comes ahead of Jackie Lacey’s run for reelection, and as her opponent, former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, is becoming a greater threat to unseat her in November.

    #BREAKING This morning Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s husband pulled a gun out on Black Lives Matter activists who protested his wife in front of their house. @BLMLApic.twitter.com/wnCFMMvaWV — Jasmyne Cannick (@Jasmyne)

    March 2, 2020

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    LA Congresswoman Karen Bass for VP?
    1. 0:00How Karen Bass quickly rose to the top of Joe Biden’s shortlist for vice president
    2. 9:05LA district attorney’s husband pulls gun on BLM activists. California attorney general charges himYou’re reading this
    3. 16:52‘Rebuilding Paradise’ film shows how Californians rebuilt their lives after historic Camp Fire
    4. 30:49Allegations of sexual harassment and assault threaten to topple Ellen Degeneres and her show
    5. 41:34If TikTok shuts down, what might happen to the industry of teen influencers in LA?
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