LOS ANGELES — A federal judge dismissed an indictment against a TikTok creator who was shot by a federal agent in South Los Angeles.
In the order, U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olgin dismissed the indictment, citing that the defendant was deprived access to counsel while being detained and the government’s failure to comply with the court’s deadlines including the release of body camera footage of the incident.
Carlitos Richard Parias, who goes by Richard LA on social media, was shot along with a deputy U.S. Marshal in October during what DHS called a “targeted enforcement traffic stop.”
Federal agents arrested Parias after they accused him of driving his car back and forth, hitting law enforcement cars that had boxed him in. Officials said Parias was trying to escape an immigration arrest.
Prosecutors said, during the confrontation, a federal agent fired a weapon, hitting Parias in the elbow, with a ricochet bullet hitting a deputy U.S. Marshal in the head.
Parias’ attorney didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.