Court Documents: Sacramento Police Officer Drunk While Armed In Patrol Vehicle

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – In his squad car and intoxicated.

New tribunal documents amusement a Sacramento constabulary serviceman was allegedly drunk and equipped erstwhile Rancho Cordova constabulary stopped to speech to him.

And the allegations are lone present nationalist due to the fact that of a wrongful decease suit successful which the serviceman is besides named.

This caller accusation comes consecutive from Sacramento’s ain metropolis attorney, but it’s tucked into a question successful the wrongful decease lawsuit, 2 years aft it happened.

The Sacramento Police Department ne'er mentioned the alleged drunken brushwood erstwhile it happened. And present it’s portion of the suit successful a constabulary deadly shooting case.

Sacramento Police assemblage camera video shows the September 6, 2018, deadly shooting of Darell Richards. The officers who fired the deadly shots were recovered by the territory lawyer to person utilized tenable force.

The Richards household filed a wrongful decease suit alleging helium was successful a intelligence wellness situation astatine the clip of the shooting, suing the metropolis and 2 officers who fired their weapons, including Officer Patrick Cox.

Now wrong the lawsuit, determination is simply a question showing the time earlier the one-year day of the deadly shooting Officer Cox was contacted by members of the Rancho Cordova Police Department portion stopped successful a Sacramento Police Department vehicle. It was determined that Mr. Cox was legally intoxicated and had Sacramento Police Department-issued weapons successful the vehicle.

Attorney Mark Reichel says the revelation 2 years aboriginal that Cox was caught allegedly drunk successful his constabulary conveyance by chap officers, and it was not released publically shows a deficiency of instrumentality enforcement transparency.

“This is simply a truly large important matter,” Reichel said. “This truly egregious behaviour took spot nether our noses and nary 1 talked astir it. In fact, we’re conscionable uncovering retired astir it inadvertently by the digging of the media.”

The Sacramento Police Department confirms nary property merchandise was sent retired astir Cox getting caught allegedly drunk erstwhile it happened. They confirmed helium is nary longer an worker with the section and declined further comment, citing the pending litigation.

Attorneys for Darell Richards’ household privation Cox’s alleged drunk behaviour successful his patrol car included successful their case. They are asking a justice to unseal the confidential subject helium received.

Reichel says the timing of the intoxication — a twelvemonth aft the deadly shooting — volition beryllium thing attorneys inquire astir erstwhile helium takes the stand.

“‘Tell us, is it due to the fact that you felt guilt, remorse, you thought you did the incorrect thing,’” Reichel said. “I deliberation that’s wherever they’re going to spell with this, and that is truly going to beryllium the gotcha infinitesimal that’s gonna beryllium the precocious play successful that courtroom successful the Eastern District.”

CBS13 could find nary grounds that Officer Cox was ever arrested oregon charged for DUI successful his patrol vehicle.

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The wrongful decease lawsuit is scheduled for proceedings successful the summertime of 2022.