Fifteen Antioch police officers have been subpoenaed to testify in the racist text messaging scandal, but the police department says five of them can’t attend due to “industrial injuries.”
“The five responses certainly caused me to look more closely at the Antioch Police Department chief of police,” said Caramagno.
"I really don’t know what that means,” said Martinez. “I really, am skeptical that that's legitimate excuse for them being unavailable.” She’s hopeful that several officers will appear in court on Friday but is concerned about a request from the district attorney’s office saying witnesses aren’t needed to prove violations of the racial justice act.
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