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Emmett Brock, 23, told ABC News that he was beaten by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy after he flipped off the officer. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it's investigating a transgender man's violent arrest after he and his lawyer released surveillance footage of the February encounter. Emmett Brock, 23, told ABC News that he was beaten by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy after he gave the middle finger to the officer who Brock alleges was behaving harshly toward a woman on the side of the road. Surveillance footage of the arrest was obtained by Brock's attorney from a nearby store and released to ABC News. "The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department takes all use of force incidents seriously," the department said in a statement Tuesday. The statement added, "The Department is investigating the information and allegations brought forward by Mr. Brock and his attorney. Unfortunately, we cannot comment any furt...

A U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed by police in Virginia but never arrested will argue to a jury next week that he was assaulted and falsely imprisoned and that his vehicle was illegally searched NORFOLK, Va. -- A U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed by police in rural Virginia, but never arrested, will argue to a jury that he was assaulted and falsely imprisoned and that his vehicle was illegally searched. Video of the 2020 traffic stop got millions of views the next year after Caron Nazario filed the federal lawsuit that is now being heard, highlighting fears of mistreatment among Black drivers and intensifying the scrutiny of the boundaries of reasonable, and legal, police conduct. The episode also served as a grim signal to many Black Americans that military uniforms don't necessarily protect against abuse of authority by law enforcement. The trial is scheduled to begin Monday in federal court in Richmond. Video ...