Emmett Brock, who is transgender, said the altercation began when he drove past the deputy, who was having a heated conversation with a woman, and flipped him off, according to the LA Times.

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.B.).

Emmett Brock was driving home from his job as a teacher in 2023 when he was beaten by an L.A. County sheriff’s deputy outside of a 7-Eleven in Whittier.

Video shows Emmett Brock pulling into the parking lot of a 7-Eleven with the deputy, who's been identified as Joseph Benza, pulling up behind him. After he gets out of his vehicle, ...

The firings came less than two weeks after Benza reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors, in which he admitted to following and assaulting then-23-year-old Emmett Brock for raising his middle ...

The Brief. A Los Angeles County deputy, Joseph Benza III, pled guilty to a federal civil rights violation for slamming a transgender man, Emmett Brock, to the ground and then hitting his head ...

According to court documents, Benza abandoned a domestic disturbance call when he saw Emmett Brock flip him off. He followed Brock's car for 1.8 miles, reaching speeds over 50 mph, without ever ...

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.B.).

10:05 p.m. Dec. 18, 2024: An earlier version of this story said the deputy’s assault on Emmett Brock occurred in 2022. It happened in 2023. Nearly two years after he was caught on camera beating ...

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.B.).

By Alaa Elassar and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — After a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy agreed to plead guilty to a federal civil rights ...

By Alaa Elassar and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — After a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy agreed to plead guilty to a federal civil rights violation for using excessive force on a transgender ...