A grand jury's four-month investigation into allegations of inmate abuse closed recently without handing down any indictments. The investigation focused on the claim of one inmate that a group of sheriff's deputies used excessive force against him.
The investigation centered on inmate Leonel Vega's claim that deputies attacked him in a secluded part of the Orange County, California jail, repeatedly kicking him in the groin. The alleged attack occurred while Vega was awaiting trial on drug possession charges. Vega required hospitalization after the attack.
Internal Affairs investigators are now looking into whether the deputies should be disciplined in connection with Vega's claim.