Soria, who at times said he was confused by the attorney’s questions on the witness stand, estimated it was up to eight times that he was gassed. He testified Monday that he was ordered by the deputies to “gas” Fernando Soria about three times. One of the inmates who the deputies allegedly used to facilitate the attacks against other inmates who were giving them problems, or were being combative, was William Epting, known as “Preacher.” Epting is currently in jail awaiting trial on murder charges.Īs he was leaving the courtroom last week, he said to no one in particular, “Tell Soria I’m sorry. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has not filed any sexual assault-related charges against the deputies, nor did Judge Jacobson add any in relation to the statement. “I just know it was wrong,” the man said. “ acting in concert together with a common goal in abusing these inmates while on duty,” the judge said. ![]() Judge Jacobson said that he listened carefully to what the witnesses described as a pattern of behavior between Linn and McDermott. The term for the waste-throwing is commonly called “gassing” in the county jail. The deputies are alleged to refer to the throwing of feces and urine as “spreading the gospel,” or nicknamed them “crappuccinos,” one inmate testified. OAKLAND - Two Alameda County sheriff’s deputies accused of ordering inmates to spray human waste on other inmates will be tried on felony charges, a judge ordered on Monday.įormer deputies Justin Linn and Erik McDermott face several charges each of assault under the color of authority and witness intimidation that stem from 2016 allegations at the Santa Rita County Jail in Dublin.Īlameda County Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson also held both defendants on the charge of having allegedly choked an inmate to unconsciousness - previously only McDermott had been charged.
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