BLM rally demands police accountability, sheriff's audit
April 26, 2021 \u2014 Black Lives Matter activists rallied in front of the Ukiah courthouse Saturday to demand police accountability after the beating of Gerardo Magdaleno and to request an audit of the sheriff\u2019s department. Troyle Tognoli is a local Black Lives Matter organizer. She is also a member of Ukiah\u2019s recently formed Equity and Diversity committee, which is meeting this Wednesday.\nThe Ukiah Police Department has not released the names of the officers involved in the Magdaleno beating , though according to police logs, Saul Perez, the responding officer, continues to respond to calls.\nTognoli talked about the petition, which declares that \u201cthe undersigned are horrified at the video of Ukiah Police Department officers beating a naked man in a state of mental health crisis.\u201d The petition addresses the police statement, which uses a euphemism to describe two officers simultaneously punching Magdaleno in the head, by adding, \u201cWe do not accept the \u201cdistraction strikes\u201d claim, and this situation was dangerously escalated by the officers themselves.\u201d\nWe\u2019ll hear from young rally-goers and longtime activists about what\u2019s important to them, and what they\u2019d like to see next.