A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Tuesday set bail at $100,000 for fugitive Jose Luis Valdes, the Chino man who recorded images of a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy shooting an Air Force security officer Jan. 29.
Valdes had two outstanding warrants for aggravated assault in Florida, and was taken into custody Friday while visiting a federal immigration office in Pomona to renew his immigrant registration card. Valdes' arraignment on charges of being a fugitive from justice was postponed until Thursday.
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"He needs to be with his wife and children," said his attorney, Luis Carrillo of South Pasadena, who also represents the shooting victim's family.
"It's an injustice that he's sitting in a jail cell," he said.
Carrillo said that he believed that it was a "case of intimidation" by police in retribution for the recording. Sheriff's officials said they had no involvement in Valdes' arrest.
This whole incident is horrible and the police's actions have been shameful throughout.
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