Shoplifter Resists Arrest, Cop Struggles To Detain And Arrest…Now Cop Is Being Charged With A Felony

Shoplifter Resists Arrest, Cop Struggles To Detain And Arrest, Now The Cop Is Being Charged With A Felony In Good Old Commiefornia — Glendale, California —— A Glendale police officer was charged Monday with a felony count of assault for allegedly kicking a juvenile shoplifting suspect in the head during a struggle nearly three years ago at the Glendale Galleria, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office reported. Gonzalo Zendejas, 39, is facing one count of assault by a public officer involving the June 5, 2021 incident, as police tried to detain the juvenile, according to the District Attorney's Office. An arraignment date has not yet been set for Zendejas.

In a statement released shortly after the case was announced, the Glendale Police Department said the filing stemmed from a struggle with one of the shoplifting suspects who resisted when officers tried to detain him inside a store, and that "officers used force to subdue the male and arrested him." - "Due to the details surrounding the incident, the Glendale Police Department immediately began an internal investigation. All officers involved in the use of force were placed on administrative leave," according to the police department's statement.