"In May 2020, while he was a Captain, Ramirez was filmed at a Black Lives Matter demonstration approaching a protester from behind and pushing them onto the asphalt with his nightstick. The city's district attorney at the time, Chesa Boudin, then opened a criminal investigation into Ramirez's behavior in July 2020. At the time, Miyamoto said there was an internal probe underway into the "actions of our staff during crowd management activities,""
"Prior to his promotion yesterday, Ramirez, who joined the sheriff's department in 1998, was an administration and programs division commander. He became a chief deputy in January 2024. His previous assignments included working in the county jail, on community programs and with the investigative services unit, according to the "inter-office correspondence" reviewed by Mission Local. Miyamoto's former chief of staff was also the subject of an investigation."
San Francisco Chief Deputy John Ramirez will become Sheriff Paul Miyamoto's new chief of staff, announced in an internal memo shared with department personnel. Ramirez joined the sheriff's department in 1998 and served as an administration and programs division commander before becoming a chief deputy in January 2024. In May 2020 Ramirez was filmed pushing a protester at a Black Lives Matter demonstration and a criminal investigation followed in July 2020; Ramirez was cleared of wrongdoing. Ramirez previously worked in the county jail, on community programs and with the investigative services unit. Miyamoto's former chief of staff, Richard Jue, faced misdemeanor charges and is no longer on the department payroll.
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