Use of Force
Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) and Critical Incidents
VID - Video AvailableNVA- No Video Available
DOC - Documents Available
PND - Pending (Docs or Video)
Types of Incidents:
OIS: Officer Involved Shooting
UOF: Use of Force
Lake County Sheriff's Office Use of Force Policies
| Date | Location |
Name |
Type of Incident |
Case Number |
Video |
Documents |
| 11/09/14 | 6417 16th Ave., Lucerne CA 95485 | Oneal, Christopher Keith | OIS | 14110123 | VID |
DOC |
| 02/21/15 | 1635 Nice Lucerne Cutoff Rd., Lakeport CA 95453 | Young, Adam David |
UOF | 15020285 | VID |
DOC |
| 03/01/17 | 9543 Washington St., Upper Lake CA 95485 | Thaxton, Wesley Shawn | UOF | 17030017 | VID |
DOC |
| 02/15/18 | 4230 Lakeview Rd., Nice CA 95464 | Sienze, Jason Richard |
OIS | 18020066 | VID |
DOC |
| 09/05/18 | 4913 Helbush Dr., Lakeport CA 95453 | Gonzalez, Carlos Anthony |
UOF | 21438 | VID |
DOC |
| 07/17/19 |
7152 Marin St., Nice CA 95464 |
Smith, Grant Donald |
UOF |
19070164 |
VID |
DOC |
|
12/28/19 |
13090 Highway 20, Clearlake Oaks CA 95423 |
See, Craig Ellis |
OIS |
19120322 |
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| 12/31/19 | 4913 Helbush Dr., Lakeport CA 95453 |
Hernandez-Guzman, Alfonso |
UOF | 20020144 |
VID |
DOC |
| 02/05/2020 | 9400 Block of Hwy. 175, Kelseyville CA 95451 |
Ellingwood-Estrella, Miranda |
UOF | 23408 |
VID |
DOC |
Objectively Reasonable: The legal standard used to determine the lawfulness and appropriateness of a use of force is the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. See Graham versus Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989). Graham states in part, The reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight. The calculus of reasonableness must embody allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments - in circumstances that are tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving - about the amount of force that is necessary in a particular situation. The test of reasonableness is not capable of precise definition or mechanical application. The force must be reasonable under the circumstances known to the officer at the time the force was used. Therefore, the Sheriff's Office examines all uses of force from an objective standard, rather than a subjective standard.
