LA Sheriff’s deputy fired, agrees to plead guilty amid federal investigation into beating of trans man
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been fired after pleading guilty to a federal civil rights violation for using ...
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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 ...
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Joseph Benza III faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to one… The post ...
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 ...
L.A. deputy sheriff pleads guilty to viciously assaulting transgender man
Joseph Benza III, 36, admitted to an incident in February, 2023 where he followed a transgender man in his car for nearly two ...
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LA Sheriff’s deputy fired, agrees to plead guilty amid federal investigation into beating of trans man
Joseph Benza III, 36, was charged on December 17 with one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for his involvement in the incident with then 23-year-old Emmett Brock (Victim E ...
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LA County cop who chased down, concussed man over middle finger faces 10 years in federal prison
A Los Angeles County deputy, Joseph Benza III, pled guilty to a federal civil rights violation for slamming a transgender man ...
Los Angeles County deputy admits violating transgender man's civil rights
Joseph Benza III was headed to a domestic violence call when he saw a man flip him off, prompting him to follow and ...
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 ...