Sheriff’s Sergeant Charged for Recordings of Confidential Attorney Conversations

A protester is arrested by Alameda County sheriff during a demonstration outside of Zellerbach Hall on the U.C. Berkeley campus in Berkeley, California on Sept. 14, 2017. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

An Alameda County sheriff’s sergeant has been charged with four felonies for the alleged illegal and secret recordings of juvenile suspects in an interview room in March, prosecutors said on Oct. 3.

Sgt. James Russell was charged with four counts of eavesdropping on or recording confidential communications for his alleged actions at the Eden Township sheriff’s substation on March 15, according to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.