Police blame reform for putting a convicted felon suspected of killing a Whittier officer back on the street. The record is more complicated
Mejia, 26, who was wounded in the shootout, had earlier spent over three years in state prison for a robbery. On Tuesday, the union that represents Los Angeles Police Department officers asked U.S. Atty. Michael C. Mejia Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Michael C. Mejia, 26, is being held on a probation violation. Mejia “was not released from state prison early” and “served his full state prison terms as defined by law,” Callison said. Lino Mejia said he called his grandson's probation officer several times to report the drug abuse, most recently on Feb. 15.
Source: Los Angeles Times February 22, 2017 12:02 UTC