Overview
- A Los Angeles County civil lawsuit alleges that Jordan Rivers, then 12, stabbed an 8-year-old neighbor in a San Pedro garage in 2016, causing severe neck and shoulder injuries and lasting scars.
- Court records show the case was settled in 2018 for $10,000 by Rivers’ mother without an admission of fault, and a later filing by the victim’s father claims unpaid interest of $7,941.71.
- Rivers denies an intentional attack, calls the episode a childhood accident, accuses media coverage of racial bias, and says he will continue his District 15 campaign.
- Rivers, 22, is the lone challenger to incumbent Tim McOsker in the June 2 primary, and the lawsuit details surfaced after the final day to withdraw from the ballot.
- The victim’s father recounts a bloody scene and plans to attend campaign events, while a former councilmember and the Los Angeles Police Protective League question Rivers’ fitness for office if the allegations are accurate.