Eight LA Deputies Fired Following Beating of Trans Man in 2023

L.A. Deputy Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Trans Man

The officer admitted to filing a false incident report seeking to cover up his actions following a transgender man's violent arrest.

Multiple California deputies taken off job as feds investigate trans man’s beating, alleged cover-up

Days after a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy agreed to plead guilty to beating a transgender man for flipping him off, at least eight colleagues have been relieved of duty amid the investigation into an alleged cover-up, the Los Angeles Times reports. Former Deputy Joseph Benza III of Corona was headed to a domestic violence call when he saw the gesture, abandoned the call and, instead, followed the victim — now identified by the Times as 23…

Multiple LASD deputies taken off job as feds investigate trans man’s beating, alleged cover-up

Days after a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy agreed to plead guilty to beating a transgender man for flipping him off, at least eight colleagues have been relieved of duty amid the investigation into an alleged cover-up, the Los Angeles Times reports. Former Deputy Joseph Benza III of Corona was headed to a domestic violence […]

Multiple L.A. sheriff’s deputies relieved of duty as feds probe beating of trans teacher

At least eight Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have been relieved of duty amid a federal investigation into the beating of a transgender man last year in a 7-Eleven parking lot, according to several law enforcement sources. Last week, nearly two years after the incident, Deputy Joseph Benza III agreed to plead guilty to one felony civil rights violation in federal court. In his plea agreement, Benza admitted that he lied to the FBI about t…

Multiple L.A. sheriff's deputies relieved of duty as feds probe beating of trans teacher

At least eight L.A. County Sheriff’s Department members have been sidelined amid a federal inquiry into an alleged coverup of a beating of a trans man, sources say.

Multiple LA sheriff's deputies relieved of duty as feds probe beating of trans teacher

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