RANCHO CUCAMONGA – (INT) – Criminal charges were filed Wednesday against two, former San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies for their involvement in an assault on an inmate at the West Valley Detention Center.

The criminal complaints name Luke Van Ginkel and Arthur Enriquez. Van Ginkel no longer works for the sheriff’s department. Enriquez was placed on administrative leave following the incident last December. Both allegedly facilitated in the assault by inmate Alex Garcia who was also charged.

Sheriff John McMahon said the action by the deputies was ‘disappointing and unacceptable.’ “While this incident is troubling, our system to identify and investigate misconduct worked.”

Story Date: May 25, 2019