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Sheriffs Plead Guilty to ?Assaulting and Battering? a Firefighter

By Neil Shous, Esq.

On April 23, two deputies from the L.A. County Sheriff?s Office plead guilty to beating a San Dimas firefighter. All three men were off-duty at the time of the attack. One of the deputies plead guilty to California misdemeanor assault under Penal Code 240, the other to California misdemeanor battery under Penal Code 242. The firefighter underwent several weeks of medical treatment for his injuries that were sustained when he was beaten and kicked by his assailants. The details of the attack weren?t reported, although it can be assumed that the firefighter wasn?t fighting a fire or otherwise engaged in the ?performance of his duties? based on the fact that the Sherriff deputies were only charged with misdemeanors. Even though he was ?off-duty?, if he had been in the act of trying to either save someone/something or fight a fire, the deputies would have most likely faced felony counts of assault and battery...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on May 11, 2009 (boomark / email).