El Dorado County sheriff wants USFS to stand down
By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee
Complaints about the conduct of U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers have led El Dorado County Sheriff John D’Agostini to suspend their authority to enforce state laws in the county effective next month.
John D’Agostini
Sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Tim Becker said he could not elaborate on the specific complaints, saying that the sheriff was handling them as he would a personnel matter.
He said the sheriff had received multiple complaints from citizens regarding the actions of U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers in El Dorado County.