Alameda Co. DA files criminal charge against former prosecutor

ATTORNEY HAS FILED A CRIMINAL CHARGE AGAINST ONE OF HER MOST VOCAL CRITICS, A PROSECUTOR HIMSELF. >> THINGS FOR JOINING US. THE DA IS ACCUSING HIM OF INTERFERING IN POLICE CASE. >> DAN NOYES HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THESE ISSUES FOR WEEKS. >> SHE SENT AN EMAILED HER STAFF AND OUTS AND ONTO THE CHARGES LAST EVENING AT 5:00 BUT THE MAN CHARGED TO NOT HAVE OFFICIAL NOTICE UNTIL I GOT THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FROM SOURCES THIS AFTERNOON AND TEXTED IT TO HIM. WHICH FORD RECEIVED ALAMEDA COUNTY PROSECUTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND LED THE FELONY TRIAL TEAM BUT AFTER TWO WEEKS ANY OFFICE TO SHOULD ATTORNEY, PRICE PLACED HIM ON ADMITTED TRADE OF LEAVE AND HE WENT PUBLIC. >> PAMPERS HAS LOST THE MISSION OF THE DAS OFFICE JUST TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF VICTIMS AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A VOICE. >> FORD CRITICIZED>> PRICE ON HER CHARGING DECISIONS. NOW PRICE HAS FILED A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE AGAINST FORD DEFENDING AFTER PUBLIC PROSECUTION AS THE PROSECUTOR. THE CASE STEMS FROM THE POLICE SHOOTING AT THE SAN LEANDRO WALMART. >> HE IS TRYING TO LEAVE THE STORE. >> WORKERS ACCUSE STEVEN TYLER OF TRYING TO SHOPLIFT AND HE REFUSED TO PUT DOWN A BASEBALL BAT WHEN POLICE ARRIVED. OFFICER FLETCHER TASED TAYLOR TWICE AND SHOT AND KILLED HIM. AFTER THAT DISTRICT ATTORNEY O'MALLEY FILED A MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE. JUDGE CLAVE ALLOWED THE CASE TO MOVE FORWARD BUT ADDED I DON'T UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES DO I SEE 12 PEOPLE SINK EVIDENCE HERE IS GOING TO USE A VISION TO SUPPORT A GUILTY VERDICT. >> THE ONLY RIGHT THING TO DO IS MAKE SURE THE COPS GET A FAIR BREAK. >> WHICH FORD WAS ASSIGNED TO -- WAS IN CHARGE OF ASSIGNING A PROSECUTOR TO THE CASE. HE DESCRIBES HIS CONVERSATIONS IN JANUARY WITH A 22 YEAR VETERAN OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE. EMILY PRICE BROUGHT IN HIM AS HER ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY. FORD BROKE HE TOLD ME I DON'T GIVE A -- WHAT JUDGE CLAY SAID. THEY BETTER GOOGLE ME. FORD WROTE IN ANOTHER MEETING I EXPLAINED OFFICER FLETCHER HAD THE SAME RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE AND HE CHARGED THE FUND THAT WOULD HAVE. HE ANSWERED IF IT WERE UP TO ME I WOULD CHARGE HIM WITH MURDER. >> EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINION THAT IF THEIR OPINION IS SO STRONG, IF THEIR OPINION IS SO STRONGLY HELD THAT HE CANNOT GIVE CONSIDERATION TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN MURDER, HE IS NOT FIT TO PROSECUTE THE CASE UNDER THE LAW. >> THAT DECLARATION IS WHY PAMELA PRICE FILED THE MISDEMEANOR CHARGE AGAINST WHICH FORD. HE TEXTED ME THIS AFTERNOON LIKE EVERY THE ALL SHE HAS DONE SINCE JANUARY THIS WILL BACKFIRE TOO. I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG AND HER CLEAR ABUSE OF AUTHORITY DOES NOT CHANGE THAT. FORD NOW WORKS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO DAS OFFICE. I'M POSTING HIS FULL MESSAGE AT ABC7NEWS.COM. PAMELA PRICE DID NOT RESPOND TO MY REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW BUT HER OFFICE RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART WHICH FORD BROKE THE PUBLIC TRUST AND BETRAYED OUR OFFICE AND THE PEOPLE OF ALAMEDA COUNTY. FORTUNATELY NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. >> STILL DID NOT SIT DOWN WITH AN INTERVIEW. >>

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Length: 3min 34sec (214 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 19 2023