Three Officials In Mel Gibson Arrest Violated Policy

The Mel Gibson drunk driving case from August 2006 continues to develop today as the LASD released a report summary from their Office of Independent Review.

Access has learned three deputies violated policy, according to the summary. A full report is due out later today.

The report states, “The investigation into LASD actions surrounding the Gibson arrest revealed policy violations by three employees of the Department. The violations resulted from the decision about when and how to release Mr. Gibson from custody. The Report also discusses the controversy as to whether Department officials attempted to censor the original arrest report in order to deflect attention from alleged inflammatory statements that he made.”

As for the three employees investigated, two received a written reprimand, and the third received a one-day suspension without pay, according to a report today on TMZ.

Gibson was pulled over in August 2006 on Malibu’s Pacific Coast Highway for speeding and he made anti-Semitic comments to the arresting deputy.

The OIR report also sites (amongst several other issues) fallout from the handling of celebrity heiress Paris Hilton. In her case, “The Report indicates that the investigations surrounding the Hilton jailing have, to date, not resulted in any founded violations of policy.”