<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>In a rare and stinging public rebuke, Los Angeles County supervisors criticized new Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Tuesday over his reinstatement of a deputy accused of stalking a woman, with some of them questioning whether he was abusing his power.
<wm>Deputy Dwight Johnson, who has long been under fire over allegations of improper conduct, has been on administrative leave while he is under a formal censure for a sexual misconduct incident. Because the administrative leave status means that Johnson can be called back into work as the supervisors consider a formal investigation whether the disciplinary action against the Sheriff was fair.

Dealers at a gas station in Cerritos said they received numerous complaints of Johnson behaving erratically and intimidating customers. "One lady came in and just followed me</wm> for a mile, and my mom said that Deputy is stalking me," said one Cerritos resident