An L.A. County sheriff's deputy has been found guilty of excessive force after violently throwing a woman to the ground and pepper-spraying her while responding to a call. Trevor James Kirk faces up to 10 years in prison for his actions.
An L.A. County sheriff's deputy caught on camera outside a Lancaster supermarket as he violently threw a woman to the ground face first and then pepper-sprayed her has been found guilty of excessive force. Trevor James Kirk, 32, of Santa Clarita, was found guilty this week of one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law and faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison, according to the Department of Justice.
and, without giving any commands, attempted to grab her phone,' prosecutors said. 'J.H. turned away, at which point Kirk grabbed J.H. by her arm, hooked his left hand behind her neck, and violently threw her face first to the ground.' Kirk then pinned the woman to the ground while she yelled for him to stop, prosecutors said. He balled up his fist and told her, “Stop or you’re gonna get punched in the face.
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