Officer who beat unarmed man with a baton outside veteran's hospital gets a year in prison

Juan Anthony Carrillo, a former police officer, was sentenced to a year in prison for violently beating an unarmed man with a baton 45 times.

Judge Wesley L. Hsu emphasized the special duty of officers, stating that they have an obligation to keep the trust of the citizens they police, which Carrillo failed to uphold.

Prosecutors detailed the brutality of the attack, highlighting that the victim was unarmed and that Carrillo continued striking him even when he was completely still.

Despite Carrillo's claims of the victim's resistance, prosecutors pointed to his false reporting, which omitted crucial details about the excessive force used during the incident.

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