Los Angeles DA's husband is charged with misdemeanor counts for pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter protesters who gathered outside their home

The husband of the Los Angeles district attorney has been charged with pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter protesters who picketed the couple's home the day before the primary election in March.
The state attorney general filed three misdemeanor charges on Monday against David Lacey for assault with a firearm for the March 2 incident, as Politico first reported.
Authorities say David Lacey, 66, pointed a gun at demonstrators who protested outside the couple's home before dawn on March 2 and said 'I will shoot you.'
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David Lacey, the husband of Los Angeles County DA Jackie Lacey (left), on Monday was charged with three misdemeanor counts of assault with a firearm for pointing a gun at BLM protesters on March 2 (right) 
District Attorney Jackie Lacey offered a tearful apology at the time, saying she and her husband were awoken by the protest and were frightened.
But during in an interview on CNN last month, DA Lacey criticized activists for showing up on her doorstep.
'I definitely don't think you should be able to come onto someone's property,' she said to the BLM protesters. 'That crosses a line.'
Lacey's campaign issued a statement on Tuesday saying her husband thought they were in danger and was trying to protect them.
'The events that took place earlier this year have caused my family immense pain,' Lacey said in the statement. 'My husband acted in fear for my safety after we were subjected to months of harassment that included a death threat no less than a week earlier.'
Lacey, the first Black person and first woman to run what is the nation's largest local prosecutor's office, has been targeted for nearly three years by Black Lives Matter protesters, who have held weekly demonstrations outside her office calling for her ouster.
David, 66, was caught on video yelling at Black Lives Matter protesters and training his gun on them
Lacey's campaign issued a statement saying her husband thought they were in danger
David, 66, was caught on video yelling at Black Lives Matter protesters and training his gun on them. Lacey's campaign issued a statement saying her husband thought they were in danger
Melina Abdullah, professor of pan-African studies at Cal State LA and a Black Lives Matter organizer, said she was one of the people who was threatened by David Lacey
Melina Abdullah, professor of pan-African studies at Cal State LA and a Black Lives Matter organizer, said she was one of the people who was threatened by David Lacey
The protests were once small, but have numbered in the hundreds and thousands after the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
Protesters claim she has failed to hold law enforcement accountable in fatal shootings. She has charged one officer in a fatal on-duty killing, but has declined to file charges in more than 340 other fatal shootings.
Melina Abdullah, who is the victim named in count one of the criminal complaint, declined to comment but said she would hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon before Black Lives Matter's weekly 'Jackie Lacey Must Go' protest outside the Hall of Justice.
Lacey faces a runoff in November for her third term. She is being challenged by former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, a longtime police officer and former chief who vows to reform the office.
David Lacey, who is also Black, was an investigative auditor with the DA´s office until his 2016 retirement. He was seen in viral video shot by protesters telling them: 'I will shoot you. Get off of my porch.'
Abdullah, professor of pan-African studies at Cal State LA, told KTTV the protesters rang Lacey's doorbell before dawn on March 2 to meet with her.
'Her husband met us at the door with a gun,' Abdullah told KTTV. 'We heard him cock it, he pointed the gun as he opened the door and then when he saw me, he pointed the gun directly at my chest.'
In the video, a woman off-camera says: 'Good morning. Are you going to shoot me?'
The man, identified as David Lacey, says: 'I will shoot you. Get off of my porch.'
The woman responds: 'Can you tell Jackie Lacey that we're here?'
DA Lacey has been targeted for nearly three years by Black Lives Matter protesters, who have held weekly demonstrations outside her office calling for her ouster
DA Lacey has been targeted for nearly three years by Black Lives Matter protesters, who have held weekly demonstrations outside her office calling for her ouster
In a CNN interview last month, Lacey said protesters crossed a line when they showed up on her doorstep
In a CNN interview last month, Lacey said protesters crossed a line when they showed up on her doorstep 
The man says: 'I don't care who you are, get off of my porch right now. We're calling the police right now.'
Lacey addressed the gun incident during a news conference hours later, saying she and David were awakened by the couple dozen protesters picketing their home before dawn. 
She said her husband was afraid for their safety and is 'profoundly sorry' for his response to the presence of protesters.
'Our home is our sanctuary,' she said. 'I do not believe it is fair or right for protesters to show up at the homes of people who dedicate their lives to public service.
DA Lacey has been married to husband David for 30 years. He is a retired investigative auditor for the district attorney's bureau of investigation. The couple are pictured above at a reception in 2015 with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and his wife
DA Lacey has been married to husband David for 30 years. He is a retired investigative auditor for the district attorney's bureau of investigation. The couple are pictured above at a reception in 2015 with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and his wife
In the CNN interview in mid-July, Lacey described the weekly protests against her as 'surreal.' 
'They're treating me like "the man,"' she said of the protesters. 'But if they only knew that I'm the girl from the neighborhood.' 
David Lacey's attorney issued a statement saying they were disappointed that he was charged with a crime, but they wouldn't discuss the facts at this time.
'We disagree entirely with their assessment, but we have the utmost faith in the justice system, and we are confident that the correct result will be reached,' attorney Samuel Tyre said. 'My client's human instinct is forever and always to protect his wife and his family and to keep them safe from physical harm.'
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