Suspect released in video showing gun flashed near LAPD officer
LOS ANGELES -- A man arrested in connection with an online video showing someone flash a gun after filming a Los Angeles police officer has been released after posting bail.
Los Angeles Police Officer Liliana Preciado said Thursday that 35-year-old Alex Izquierdo was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for having a loaded firearm in a car. Police say Izquierdo, who has a prior conviction for a similar offense, was the person in the video holding a gun after filming LAPD officers.
Though Police Chief Charlie Beck had said the department was negotiating with Izquierdo's attorney to turn himself in, Preciado says Izquierdo did not surrender.
Izquierdo is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 29. Police initially thought the video was a threat, but an investigation revealed it was made by a rap group looking for a comeback.
The attorney for two LAPD officers who shot and killed a man Saturday told The Los Angeles Times that the lawmen in that case thought they were under attack because of the video.