UKIAH, 8/19/22 — Mendocino County prosecutors dropped all charges this morning against a man who was permanently disfigured by officers of the Ukiah Police Department (UPD) during a violent arrest last spring. Arturo Valdes was suspected of misdemeanor DUI, but he suffered visible facial fractures during his arrest in the front yard of his Ukiah home.
“The People are making a motion to dismiss the case in the interest of justice,” Deputy District Attorney Heidi Larson said on the record, and hearing no objections, Judge Carly Dolan granted the motion.
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