{"id":2372625,"date":"2024-11-23T16:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T21:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cop-who-beat-homeless-man-at-va-hospital-gets-maximum-possible-sentence\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T16:56:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T21:56:36","slug":"former-cop-who-beat-homeless-man-at-va-hospital-gets-maximum-possible-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cop-who-beat-homeless-man-at-va-hospital-gets-maximum-possible-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Cop Who Beat Homeless Man at VA Hospital Gets Maximum Possible Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-cop-who-beat-homeless-man-at-va-hospital-gets-maximum-possible-sentence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2372625&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u200cformer officer of the Veterans Affairs Police Department, Juan\u200c Anthony Carrillo, has been sentenced to \u200done year in federal prison after assaulting \u200ca homeless man outside the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center. During\u2062 a 2022 \u2064incident, Carrillo used a department-issued \u200dbaton to strike the victim approximately 45 times \u2064in just over 40 seconds. \u2064The man, who was unarmed and\u200d physically smaller than Carrillo, suffered a broken bone in his foot and cuts to \u200dhis legs.\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Carrillo pleaded guilty to a \u200cmisdemeanor charge of deprivation \u2062of rights under color of law for using excessive \u200cforce. The sentencing\u2063 judge emphasized the responsibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement officials<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdogs-call-for-key-biden-administration-official-to-resign-over-litany-of-abuses-of-public-trust\/\" title=\"Watchdogs demand resignation of key Biden official for &#039;abusing public trust&#039;.\">maintain public \u200btrust<\/a>. \u200cCarrillo\u200b received the maximum penalty\u200b for \u2062his actions, which occurred while the victim was already being detained by another officer.\u2062 The \u2064case underscores the \u2062importance of accountability for law enforcement conduct\u200d and the protection \u200dof civil rights.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A California man who served in the Veterans Affairs Police Department was sentenced Friday to 12 months in federal prison after beating a man outside the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p>Juan Anthony Carrillo, 46, of Alhambra, used his department-issued baton to hit a homeless man about 45 times in 41 seconds during the 2022 incident, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/former-veterans-affairs-police-officer-sentenced-1-year-federal-prison-beating-victim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Department news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In July, Carrillo pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law by using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/49ers-anthem-protester-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">excessive force<\/a> as a law enforcement officer.<\/p>\n<p>The charge was a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Officers owe a special duty and have a special obligation to keep the trust of the citizens they police,&rdquo; Judge Wesley L. Hsu said at the sentencing<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department release said Carrillo was hit with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-danny-masterson-gets-30-years-to-life-in-prison-for-rapes-of-2-women\/\" title=\"Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for raping 2 women.\">maximum sentence allowed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The release said the incident took place at about 4 a.m. on January 16, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old victim had been detained by another VA police officer when Carillo arrived and issued the beating.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Most, if not all, of the baton strikes were delivered while the other officer was on top of the victim, who was unarmed,&rdquo; the release said.<\/p>\n<p>The release said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-politician-protesting-homeless-shelter-chomps-deputy-police-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">victim<\/a> was about 60 pounds lighter than Carrillo.<\/p>\n<p>The release said the victim was about 85 pounds lighter than the other officer involved in the incident, who was also eight inches taller than the victim.<\/p>\n<p>The victim suffered a broken bone in his right foot and cuts to his legs.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the incident, the victim held a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">clear glass pipe<\/a> that was suspected of being drug paraphernalia, a sentencing memo filed in federal court said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-11-15\/officer-who-beat-unarmed-man-with-a-baton-outside-veterans-hospital-gets-a-year-in-prison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the incident, &nbsp;Carrillo&rsquo;s &ldquo;baton no longer retracted, even after he repeatedly banged the baton into the concrete pavement in an attempt to collapse it,&rdquo; prosecutors wrote in the memo.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment against Carrillo said he lied to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/graphic-warning-memphis-releases-body-cam-footage-fatal-police-beating-sparking-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> justify his actions<\/a> by claiming the man was violently kicking Carrillo&rsquo;s legs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We deeply appreciate the difficult jobs faced every day by law enforcement officers, the vast majority of whom act with professionalism and integrity,&rdquo; U.S. District Attorney Martin Estrada said last year when Carrillo was indicted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But when an officer acts in a manner that violates the civil rights of another person, we will respond to uphold the rule of law and maintain public trust in our system of justice,&rdquo; Estrada said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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During the incident in 2022, Carrillo struck the victim approximately 45 times with his issued baton within just 41 seconds. He pleaded guilty to using excessive force as a law enforcement officer. The judge emphasized that officers have a special responsibility to maintain public trust. 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