After being found guilty of violating a man’s civil rights after an incident at the VA Medical Center in West Los Angeles, a former VAPD officer was given a one-year sentence in federal prison. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Juan Anthony Carrillo, 46, of Alhambra, entered a guilty plea earlier this year to a misdemeanor count of deprivation of rights under color of law for using excessive force on an unarmed victim known in court filings as “R.V.”
According to reports, Carrillo hit the victim with his baton about 45 times in 41 seconds in the early hours of January 16, 2022. The maximum penalty for an officer in this case was imposed by United States District Judge Wesley L. Hsu. According to Judge Hsu, “Officers owe a special duty and have a special obligation to keep the trust of the citizens they police.” This highlights the responsibility of policemen to uphold public trust. R.V., who was much lighter and smaller than Carrillo and another detention officer, was severely beaten, sustaining cuts on both legs and a fractured bone in his right foot, among other serious injuries.
The cops’ weight and height advantage against R.V. was one aspect of the disproportionate brutality that marked the arrest, which was described during the court hearings. The seriousness of the injuries was brought up during the trial, demonstrating how extreme Carrillo’s use of force was. Assistant United States Attorneys Susan S. Har and Michael J. Morse led the prosecution, while the FBI, the VA Office of Inspector General, and the VA Office of Security and Law Enforcement investigated the incident.
The sentencing was confirmed by Public Information Officer Ciaran McEvoy, bringing an end to a case that raises serious concerns over the behavior of law enforcement officers tasked with protecting veterans. The official Department of Justice announcement has all of the sentencing specifics.
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