The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has taken an interest in a case in which singer John Legend nearly lost his luxury car this week in what some prosecutors in the office call blatant special treatment for a high-profile supporter. profile of District Attorney George Gascon. .
“Attempted theft of a vehicle is a crime that George Gascon hardly seems interested in prosecuting,” Assistant District Attorney John Lewin told Fox News Digital about his boss’s priorities.
Legend was in a recording studio Monday when a suspect tried to steal his Porsche, TMZ reported. The Los Angeles Police Department told the celebrity news outlet that a man approached the vehicle, sat inside, and was looking for his keys or another way to start it.
Studio security saw what was happening and called the police. When officers arrived, the suspect allegedly claimed the car was his. He got out and started walking. He was arrested after a short foot chase on suspicion of attempted carjacking.
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon and John Legend. Some Gascon prosecutors said Legend is getting special treatment because of his office’s interest in an attempted carjacking involving the music star’s Porsche.
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In a Wednesday email to prosecutors, which was obtained by Fox News, John Harlan, the acting deputy chief prosecutor, said he wanted to stay informed about the case.
“It is reported by the media that an unarmed person was arrested for attempting to steal John Legend’s Porsche somewhere in Los Angeles; the case could be filed today,” the email reads. “Watch out for this case,” Harlan wrote before asking to be notified by text message along with two others if the case appears in the prosecutor’s records.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the district attorney’s office, the Los Angeles Police Department, Harlan and Legend’s representatives, but has not received a response.
“The idea that a high-level administrator would put out an all-point bulletin to keep an eye on this case smacks of special access and undue influence,” Lewin said. “Taking this type of action is offensive and is an insult to all law-abiding citizens of Los Angeles who are victims of crime and who are generally met with a lack of interest or outright hostility from this district attorney and his administration.”
“In essence, it appears that the acting deputy chief involved issued an all-point bulletin to keep an eye on this case as if he were tracking the Hillside Stranger,” added Lewin, who won a murder conviction last year against an actual decedent. -Robert Durst’s heir.
The Hillside Strangler murders in the late ’70s were a series of deaths involving female victims who were raped, tortured, and murdered in the hills of Los Angeles. Two cousins were eventually arrested for the crimes.
The legend is on record as a strong supporter of Gascon and the rights of alleged criminals, Lewin said.
He supported Gascon during his 2020 attempt to unseat then-Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey. Gascón, who ran on a progressive platform, has since been criticized for many of his directives that critics say empower criminals and has survived two recall attempts.
“George Gascón, our new district attorney in Los Angeles, just announced some major reforms on his first day,” Legend tweeted when Gascón took office. “Proud to have supported his election. This is the kind of change we voted for and the kind of change we need to move our system closer to true justice.”
He also supported Chesa Boudin, who was ousted as San Francisco’s top prosecutor in June during a recall election amid rising crime.
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During the 2022 election cycle, Legend endorsed a number of district attorney hopefuls in multiple states.
“District attorney elections are crucial to improving our criminal legal system and 2022 is a year with thousands of races,” he tweeted in April.
