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Husband Of Former L.A. County DA Avoids Jail After Pulling Gun On BLM Activists

Jeffrey Cawood
Husband Of Former L.A. County DA Avoids Jail After Pulling Gun On BLM Activists
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The husband of former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey will not face jail time for pulling a handgun on Black Lives Matter protesters who showed up at the couple’s home uninvited last year.

On Thursday, an L.A. County Superior Court judge allowed David Lacey, 67, to enter a diversion program to resolve charges stemming from the predawn confrontation on March 2, 2020, the day before his wife was up for re-election in the primary.

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