A violent altercation involving a deputy and a 23-year-old former teacher in a Whittier parking lot is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, reports NBC Los Angeles.
Emmett Brock, a transgender man, claimed the deputy pulled him over in February without good reason and violently beat him in the parking lot of 7-Eleven in Whittier. Video of the confrontation captured on store security cameras was provided to NBCLA by Brock’s attorney.
The LA Times reported that paperwork provided to Brock indicated the deputy said he spotted an air freshener hanging from a rear view mirror.
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