A Los Angeles Veteran Affairs (VA) officer will be spending the next 12 months in prison for violating a homeless man's civil rights through the use of excessive force. The 12-month sentence is the statutorily maximum allowed for the offense.
On Jan. 16, 2022, Juan Anthony Carrillo, 45, arrived at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center to assist a colleague who was detaining a 34-year-old man, referred to as R.V. in court records. Per a memo obtained by Los Angeles Times, R.V. was unhoused and walking around the property holding a clear glass pipe that the officer suspected was drug paraphernalia.
