Rick Braziel

April 30, 2008 - 9:44pm

Sacramento police chief says no crime committed by mayoral candidate Johnson, now endorsed by deputy sheriffs' union

Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel defended his department’s 2007 probe of a sexual misconduct case involving mayoral candidate and ex-NBA star Kevin Johnson, with Braziel concerned about pressure exerted on him from allies of Johnson’s primary rival, Mayor Heather Fargo.

At a press conference Wednesday, Braziel said police could not verify a claim, later recanted, by a Sacramento High School student that Johnson inappropriately touched her in 2007.

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