US EditionLA deputy, a RivCo resident, to plead guilty in assault on transgender man
- A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy, Joseph Benza III, is expected to plead guilty to a federal civil rights charge for assaulting a transgender man, E.B., during a February 2023 incident.
- Benza, who was responding to a domestic violence call, followed E.B. For 1.8 miles after E.B. Flipped him off, which is protected by the First Amendment.
- The assault left E.B. With a concussion and other injuries, and Benza admitted to violently body slamming E.B. And punching him.
- Benza faces up to 10 years in prison and has been relieved of duty, with Sheriff Robert Luna expressing concern over the violation of trust and authority.
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Los Angeles deputy pleads guilty to assaulting transgender man exercising free speech rights
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy, Joseph Benza III, pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge on Friday. He assaulted a transgender man, Emmett Brock, who exercised his First Amendment rights by making an obscene hand gesture while driving. The incident occurred on February 10, 2023. Benza, stationed in the municipality Norwalk, was responding to a domestic violence call in Whittier. While en route, he saw Brock male the …
LA deputy, a RivCo resident, to plead guilty in assault on transgender man
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy who is a resident of Corona is expected to plead guilty today to a federal civil rights charge for assaulting a transgender man who was exercising his First Amendment rights by ``flipping off'' the lawman. Joseph Benza III, 36, who was assigned to the Norwalk Station at the
LA Deputy to Plead Guilty to Assaulting Trans Man
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy is expected to plead guilty Friday to a federal civil rights charge for assaulting a transgender man who was exercising his First Amendment rights by “flipping off” the lawman. Joseph Benza III, 36, of Corona, who was assigned to the Norwalk Station at the time of the February […]
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