Family Sues LA County Sheriff's Department After Air Force Vet's Jail Suicide

Lawsuit Filed Against Sheriff's Department

• ⚖️ Attorneys for the family of U.S. Air Force veteran Maxwell Aguirre are suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
• 💔 The lawsuit follows Aguirre's suicide in his jail cell at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in September 2023.

Allegations of Neglect and Misconduct

• 🚨 The family claims deputies neglected their duty to monitor the 22-year-old veteran, who was awaiting a pretrial hearing on a manslaughter charge and suffered from mental health conditions.
• 📺 Evidence suggests deputies were distracted by watching YouTube videos and eating Chick-fil-A, with their backs to the housing module.
• falsified security checks by doctoring logs, claiming they physically checked on Aguirre when they did not.

Whistleblower and Internal Investigation

• 📣 A whistleblower, identified as a mental health worker at the facility, came forward with evidence of the deputies' actions.
• 🔍 An internal affairs investigation reportedly confirmed wrongdoing in the case.

Calls for Accountability

• ✊ The family is demanding that the LA County District Attorney's office prosecute the three sheriff's deputies who were on duty.
• 🗣️ Attorneys argue that the deputies violated their oath to serve and protect, and should resign if they are not performing their duties.

Broader Issues Raised

• ⚠️ The family states their son's death highlights the mental health crisis and the growing number of in-custody deaths at the correctional facility.
• 🏥 Aguirre's death is being used to bring attention to the critical need for proper mental health care and supervision within correctional facilities.