Fullerton graduate. Waters said she believed Richardson’s civil rights were violated when she was released without a car, cell phone or purse. The Sheriff’s Department has said Richardson appeared rational and it believed it had a legal obligation to release her in a timely manner.
Her parents have each brought negligence lawsuits against the sheriff.
Las Vegas police Officer Bill Cassell, a department spokesman, said authorities in Nevada planned a joint news conference with Los Angeles sheriff’s investigators at 11 a.m. Thursday in Las Vegas to seek the public’s help in locating Richardson.
Michael Richardson told the Los Angeles Times that a sheriff’s investigator discussed with him the possibility that his daughter was working as a prostitute in Las Vegas. Richardson said it was possible she is purposely avoiding friends and family or was under the influence of someone keeping her isolated.