A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was caught by a camera outside the Lancaster supermarket as he threw a woman violently on the ground and sprinkled with pepper, and she was convicted of excessive force.
According to the Justice Department, Trevor James Kirk, 32, was found guilty this week, with one felony depriving the right to the legal color and a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison, according to the Justice Department. .
Prosecutors said his assault on the female victim was identified as JH in court, leaving her head, arm and wrist injured and injured.
Prosecutors said the woman approached Kirk in the parking lot of Vancouver Foods during the June 2023 incident, while he and another deputy were responding to a call involving a possible robbery involving a man and a woman.
Prosecutors said the woman used her cell phone to record the arrest and put on the representative of the man described with the male suspect. She told Kirk that she was in an arrest on social media and he legally asked him to tell the suspect why he was detained.
“Kirk then approached JH without giving any orders, trying to grab her phone.” “JH turned and left, when Kirk grabbed JH’s arm, hooked his left hand behind his neck, and then violently The earth threw her face on the ground.”
Prosecutors said Kirk then nailed the woman to the ground and she yelled that he was going to stop. He raised his fist and told her, “Stop or you’ll get hit in the face.”
He then pressed his knee against her neck while providing a misleading broadcast report he was fighting. The woman told him to get out of the car and said she couldn’t breathe. Prosecutors said he started pepper twice on his face.
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that the agent was exempted from unpaid duties and his actions were “totally the opposite” and violated the department’s values and standards.
“Law enforcement officers not only swore to uphold the law, but also to comply with the highest standards of accountability and integrity,” the department said. “No deputy above the law, any power that violates public trust will not be tolerated.”
The incident was investigated by the FBI. Kirk’s sentencing hearing is scheduled to be held on April 21.
