Jason Mann

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a teen-ager at the Ramona Gardens housing project last summer acted within department guidelines for the use of deadly force, an internal investigation has determined. Deputy Jason Mann, who fired the fatal shot, and his partner, Deputy Dana Ellison, had been cleared of any "criminal culpability" in earlier investigations by the sheriff's homicide bureau, the district attorney's office and the county grand jury.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Sherman Block said he will go to court to try to block the reinstatement of five deputies who were dismissed two years ago for their involvement in the fatal shooting and beating of a suspected kidnaper. In a letter to the Board of Supervisors released this week, Block said he intends to petition the Superior Court to review decisions made by the county Civil Service Commission.

Eight Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have been fired after more than two years of official inquiries into the fatal 1990 shooting and beating of a black kidnaping suspect in North Long Beach, sheriff's sources said Friday. State law prohibits law enforcement agencies from disclosing an officer's discharge.

Eight Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have been fired after more than two years of official inquiries into the fatal 1990 shooting and beating of a black kidnaping suspect in North Long Beach, sheriff's sources said Friday. State law prohibits law enforcement agencies from disclosing an officer's discharge.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Sherman Block said he will go to court to try to block the reinstatement of five deputies who were dismissed two years ago for their involvement in the fatal shooting and beating of a suspected kidnaper. In a letter to the Board of Supervisors released this week, Block said he intends to petition the Superior Court to review decisions made by the county Civil Service Commission.

Dist. Atty. Ira Reiner announced Thursday that the Los Angeles County Grand Jury will investigate the deaths of four people shot in recent weeks by sheriff's deputies. Reiner stopped short of saying whether he would ask for indictments against any of the deputies involved. But his decision to call on the grand jury was praised by law enforcement critics, who have charged that Reiner might be biased in favor of the Sheriff's Department.

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a 19-year-old Latino man last weekend at the Ramona Gardens housing project had been transferred from a sheriff's station last year amid allegations that he was linked to a white supremacist clique of deputies, according to court records. Deputy Jason Mann, a six-year veteran, shot and killed Arturo Jimenez early Saturday morning, touching off a disturbance at the East Los Angeles housing project.

Aug. 3, 1991: Sheriff's Deputy Jason Mann fatally shot 19-year-old gang member Arturo "Smokey" Jimenez at the Ramona Gardens housing project in East Los Angeles. The shooting touched off a melee in which about 300 residents threw rocks and bottles, The Times reported. According to the official account, Mann and Deputy Dana Ellison were chasing a speeding car when someone threw a bottle at their vehicle.

Four sheriff's deputies who contend that they were wrongly linked to a group of alleged gang-like deputies sued the department Thursday for transferring them from the Lynwood station without their consent. Deputies Jason Mann, Clifford Yates, Michael Duran, Michael Schneider and the Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs filed the lawsuit against Los Angeles County, the Sheriff's Department, Sheriff Sherman Block and Capt. Bert Cueva, commander of the Lynwood station.

The mother of a 19-year-old man slain by a sheriff's deputy Aug. 3 at the Ramona Gardens housing project in East Los Angeles filed a wrongful death suit Wednesday. Arturo Jimenez was attending a birthday party when he was gunned down by Sheriff's Deputy Jason Mann. In her suit, Elva Jimenez alleges that Mann and his partner, Dana Ellison, "previously utilized excessive use of force on members of the public" and lied to cover up their actions. Her attorney, R.

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a teen-ager at the Ramona Gardens housing project last summer acted within department guidelines for the use of deadly force, an internal investigation has determined. Deputy Jason Mann, who fired the fatal shot, and his partner, Deputy Dana Ellison, had been cleared of any "criminal culpability" in earlier investigations by the sheriff's homicide bureau, the district attorney's office and the county grand jury.

Dist. Atty. Ira Reiner announced Thursday that the Los Angeles County Grand Jury will investigate the deaths of four people shot in recent weeks by sheriff's deputies. Reiner stopped short of saying whether he would ask for indictments against any of the deputies involved. But his decision to call on the grand jury was praised by law enforcement critics, who have charged that Reiner might be biased in favor of the Sheriff's Department.

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a 19-year-old Latino man last weekend at the Ramona Gardens housing project had been transferred from a sheriff's station last year amid allegations that he was linked to a white supremacist clique of deputies, according to court records. Deputy Jason Mann, a six-year veteran, shot and killed Arturo Jimenez early Saturday morning, touching off a disturbance at the East Los Angeles housing project.

A bicyclist stopped on a Willowbrook street corner early Friday and fired two shots at a passing sheriff's patrol car, but neither of the two deputies inside was hit, authorities said. The incident was the third shooting in a week in which sheriff's deputies appeared to be targets of gunmen. In the latest attack, one of the deputies returned fire as the bicyclist pedaled off down Success Avenue near Imperial Highway about 1 a.m., Deputy Van Mosley said. Deputies Jerold Reeves and Jason Mann were riding in their marked patrol car when a man in his 20s sitting on a bike fired two rounds from a small handgun, Mosley said.

The future of Orange County original music clubs will be examined today by a panel including local government officials, club owners and musicians. The meeting, sponsored by the Orange County Entertainment Writers Assn., will be held at 4 p.m. at Domino McFly's restaurant, 4248 Martingale Way, Newport Beach.