Very light charges for former La Mesa Police Officer Matt Dages
San Diego activists and attorneys are responding to the charges against a former La Mesa Police officer involved in a controversial arrest last year. Author: Heather Hope (Reporter) Updated: 11:32 AM PST March 10, 2021
LA MESA, Calif. On a Zoom meeting led by San Diego activist Tasha Williamson, Terry Owens Jr., the attorney for Aumarie Johnson, says former La Mesa Police Officer Matt Dages charges for a falsified police report are very concerning and slim considering the physical evidence.
“Very light charges. Officer Dages repeatedly pushed down Amaurie Johnson, grabbed him pulled him, all of that. Amaurie Johnson was manhandled, and there s not one battery charge at all,” Owens said.