‘I’m Appalled’: White Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted of Violently Assaulting Black Woman Was Facing Prison, Now New Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Wants to Erase Jury Verdict and Let Him Walk
The new top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles is offering a controversial plea deal to Trevor Kirk, a former L.A. sheriff’s deputy convicted by a jury of felony use excessive force against a Black woman, allowing him to instead plead guilty to a misdemeanor. The unusual post-trial plea agreement, obtained by Atlanta Black Star, has…
