(Deputy D.A.’s are back at work)….They had all called in sick Tuesday.

District Attorney Gilbert Otero said Wednesday morning all his prosecutors had reported for work. Otero said safety was not compromised during the one day sick-out. He said he and an assistant had covered the case load in the Brawley Court Tuesday and Assistant District Attorney Debra Owen along with a couple of attorneys from the County Counsel’s office covered the cases in El Centro. Otero said no current cases were jeopardized Tuesday, and in fact, he was able to settle a couple cases in the Brawley court. The County and the District Attorney’s Association have been negotiating for over 8 months.