Aug. 5, 2025
Judge questions DOJ move to drop deputy's assault case
A federal judge questions the government's attempt to dismiss a sheriff's deputy's misdemeanor assault case, citing insufficient evidence, despite a jury's conviction based on bodycam footage.
A federal judge on Monday questioned whether he had the authority to grant the government's "Hail Mary" move to drop a case against a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff who was already sentenced to four months in prison on a reduced charge of misdemeanor assault.
In June, months after a jury found Trevor Kirk guilty of using excessive force against an unarmed woman who was recording an arrest, the assault conviction was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor, and he ...
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