LA Deputy Gets 4 Months in Prison for Using Excessive Force in Shoplifting Investigation

LA deputy convicted of excessive force gets sentenced reduced to 4 months in prison

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy convicted of using excessive force against a woman in Lancaster had his sentence reduced.

Sheriff's Deputy Gets Four Months in Prison for Excessive Force

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy whose original felony conviction for assaulting and pepper-spraying a suspect was reduced to a misdemeanor by a federal judge was sentenced Monday to four months behind bars. U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson last week granted in part the government’s motion to dismiss the allegations in Trevor Kirk’s indictment that raised his conviction from a misdemeanor to a felony. While the court tossed the…

LA deputy gets 4 months in prison for using excessive force in shoplifting investigation

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy whose original felony conviction for assaulting and pepper-spraying a suspect was reduced to a misdemeanor by a federal judge was sentenced Monday to four months behind bars. U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson last week granted in part the government’s motion to dismiss the allegations in Trevor Kirk’s indictment that raised his conviction from a misdemeanor to a felony. While the court tossed the…

Deputy gets 4 months for Lancaster altercation

A Valencia man received a four-month prison sentence Monday in response to his federal conviction for using excessive force as a sheriff’s deputy responding to theft reported at a Lancaster grocery store.  Trevor Kirk, 31, was facing sentencing for a misdemeanor charge thanks to a last-minute deal negotiated between the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Kirk’s lawyer, Tom Yu. Kirk’s sentence also included one year of probation. The potential fines were…

How L.A.'s new top federal prosecutor erased felony verdict in deputy's excessive force case

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy Trevor Kirk was sentenced Monday to four months in prison. He had previously faced up to 10 years in prison, until a federal judge granted the government's request to dismiss the felony charge.

LA deputy to serve 4 months in prison for excessive force

U.S. Treasury yields moved lower on Tuesday as the OECD slashed the U.S.’ growth outlook in light of tariff uncertainty and continued to monitor rising trade tensions with China as well as the European Union. At 4:18 a.m. ET, the 10-year Treasury yield was over 5 basis points lower to 4.41%. The 2-year yield was more than 2 basis lower, trading at 3.916%. The 30-year Treasury yield was more than 5 basis points lower at 4.937%. One basis point is…