A video was available on social media Saturday of the arrest of a man by Riverside police who died while in custody.
Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez told viewers “Whenever a critical incident occurs, we are committed to providing our community with as much information as we can as soon as the investigation permits.”
The video showed an officer contacting a man just after 6:30 a.m. June 20 who had locked himself inside the restroom of the McDonald’s in the 7400 block of Indiana Avenue and was not responding to people who checked on him.
The man was identified by Gonzalez in the video as 27-year-old Peter Villalobos who Gonzalez said had an outstanding warrant for suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The video showed the officer leading Villalobos out of the restroom and him refusing to lean against the police vehicle to be handcuffed while the officer verified his identity.
The man continued to resist and force was used by two officers to handcuff him, the video showed.
It also showed Villalobos on a gurney inside an ambulance and being treated inside a hospital emergency room.
Villalobos went into what Gonzalez termed “medical distress” and died at 9:42 a.m.despite life-saving efforts.
His cause of death was still under investigation by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office, the chief said.
‘outstanding warrant for suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.’
What a lie. You don’t have a warrant for the suspicion of something. This is a pandering article. Bootlicking.
I think they were all involved in the murder of that innocent person.
Coverup…
Was he diabetic? Confused and shaking and his sugars were high, it appeared a possible diabetic ketoacidosis?
This story looks conspicuously like “rip & read” from an official police press release. No investigative journalism here. I suspect this police misconduct will cost tax payers millions. Peter exited the restroom and walked out of the McDonald’s within five minutes, as directed by the officer, so no crime was committed, and therefore no cause to detain him. Peter gave the officer his name, even though he was under no obligation to do so. There’s no indication that McDonald’s wanted Peter barred from returning, but even if they had, lacking some threat, police had no authority to place Peter in handcuffs.
Why can’t they release the names of Peter’s killers?
CORRUPT COP COVERUP
All officers involved should be in prison. Whoever wrote this garbage article should be in prison with them.
Yeah, First question. .
WHY DID THE POLICE NEED TO VERIFY HIS IDENTITY? He was in a McDonalds bathroom for christsakes. . the call was a WELFARE CHECK, not a “suspcious person” or “drug deal taking place” call. . .
This crap of assuming EVERYONE has warrants and is assumed proven guilty until proven innocent is BULLSHIT and Must be stopped. It cost this man, Peter Villalobo his life