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L.A. Deputy Who Beat Trans Man Fired Along with 7 Others Amid FBI Probe

HeadlineDec 27, 2024

In Los Angeles, eight L.A. sheriff’s deputies have been fired for their roles in the arrest and beating of a transgender man outside a convenience store in February 2023. Emmett Brock was driving home from his job as a teacher when he was followed by deputy Joseph Benza to a 7-Eleven parking lot, where the officer tackled Brock to the pavement and punched him repeatedly in the head, accusing him of resisting arrest even as Brock cried out for help, struggled to breathe and made no move against the officer. Deputy Benza and seven colleagues who allegedly covered up details from the incident were fired amid an internal review and an FBI investigation.

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