Orange County Sheriff’s Officer Suspended in Capitol Riot-Related Investigation

Orange County Sheriff’s Officer Suspended in Capitol Riot-Related Investigation
Protesters clash with police at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Julio Cortez/AP Photo
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SANTA ANA—A veteran Orange County sheriff’s employee is on administrative leave and the subject of an internal investigation for her part in attending the rally that led to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6.

Monica Alston, a sheriff’s special officer, has been with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department since 1999, but was on personal leave at the time she was apparently in Washington, D.C., for the rally for former President Donald Trump, Braun said.