Day six of removal hearings for San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus continued with deputy Carlos Tapia, union head, testifying about his working relationship with Corpus and his arrest hours before a county-commissioned report by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell was released. Cordell's report alleged Corpus and former chief of staff Victor Aenlle were more than friends and ran the sheriff's office through retaliation and intimidation. Corpus is appealing the Board of Supervisors' decision to fire her over corruption allegations. Live updates are being posted because the public hearing is not live-streamed. Cross-examination of Lt. Dan Reynolds examined claims of mismanagement and inconsistent discipline.
So far in Day 6 of in the removal hearings of San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, deputy Carlos Tapia, the head of the deputies' union, is testifying about his working relationship with Corpus and is expected to testify about his arrest that occurred hours before a county-commissioned report by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell came out. Cordell's report focused on Corpus and her former chief of staff, Victor Aenlle. The report said the two were more than friends and were running the sheriff's office through retaliation and intimidation.
Cross-examination started for Lt. Dan Reynolds from Matthew Frauenfeld, attorney representing San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus. Reynolds testified on Friday that there is mismanagement in the sheriff's office due to inaction on internal affairs investigations by Corpus and Undersheriff Dan Perea. Reynolds oversaw internal affairs before requesting to be transferred.
Frauenfeld asked Reynolds if he had ever reviewed the polices or interviewed any deputies before making any recommendations to Undersheriff Dan Perea on what the discipline should be, to which Reynolds said no. Frauenfeld asked Reynolds if he was friends with Sgt. Joe Fava and if he knew about him harassing the trainee who left their gun in at Crepevine in Burlingame.
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