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A judge tentatively ruled Thursday that the city of La Mesa’s decision to uphold ex-officer Matthew Dages’ firing amid questions regarding one of his police reports “was supported by the weight of the evidence.”

NBC 7’s Dave Summers spoke to community activist Tasha Williamson about the verdict.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers spoke to people around La Mesa about the acquittal of former LMPD officer Matt Dages.

A former La Mesa Police Department officer whose controversial arrest of a Black man set off protests for racial justice last spring has been found not guilty of falsifying a police report.

A trial is set to begin for a former La Mesa police officer who was captured on camera shoving a Black man and arresting him at the Grossmont Trolley Station.

A trial is set to begin Monday morning for ex-La Mesa police officer Matt Dages, who faces a charge of falsifying a police report following the detainment of Amaurie Johnson at a trolley stop.

NBC 7’s Mark Mullen has the details.

The preliminary hearing for former La Mesa Police Department Officer Matt Dages finished Wednesday with the court ruling there was enough evidence allowing Dages to stand trial for filing a false police report in the arrest of Amaurie Johnson.

Former La Mesa Police Department Officer Matt Dages faces a charge of falsifying a police report in the arrest of Amaurie Johnson, reports NBC 7’s Rory Devine.

Witnesses to the controversial arrest of a Black man at a trolley stop in La Mesa last year testified as prosecutors began laying out their evidence against the fired police officer charged with falsifying a police report.

Former La Mesa Police Department Officer Matt Dages pleaded not guilty to falsifying police records in connection to the arrest of Amaurie Johnson.

The former La Mesa police officer accused of falsifying a report in connection to a controversial arrest is set to be arraigned. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez has more information.

The former La Mesa police officer who was involved in the controversial arrest of a young, Black man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a charge of falsifying a police report.

Officer Matt Dages has been charged in the controversial arrest of a Black man last May. NBC 7’s Bridget Naso has more.

The former La Mesa police officer involved in the controversial arrest of Amaurie Johnson has been charged with falsifying a police report.

The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office has filed a criminal charge against a former La Mesa Police Department officer who made a controversial arrest of a Black man near a Grossmont trolley station last year.

A city review panel has upheld the termination of a La Mesa police officer fired this summer for his actions during the videotaped and widely protested arrest of a young Black man at Grossmont Transit Center.

La Mesa police announced the officer involved in the controversial May arrest of a Black man is no longer with the department.