Los Angeles sheriff deputy found guilty of excessive force in arrest of woman caught on video A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy who was recorded violently tackling and pepper-spraying a woman while she filmed a man being handcuffed was found guilty of excessive force Thursday, according to federal prosecutors.
Body-cam video released by the sheriff's department shows the man sitting on a large rock on June 24, 2023, outside the store and holding a cake before deputies handcuff him as the woman stands a few feet away filming the encounter.
Trevor James Kirk, 32, of Santa Clarita, went on trial after being charged with one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law in the assault of the woman outside a supermarket in Lancaster in June 2023, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement Thursday that Kirk has been relieved of duty without pay.
The woman's arrest followed several cases that have drawn scrutiny to the department amid allegations of excessive use of force by its deputies.
