L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Kirk Denied Bail Pending Appeal

A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy, whose felony excessive force conviction was lowered to a misdemeanor, won’t be released on bail pending appeal.

Although US District Judge Stephen V. Wilson said he doesn’t believe Trevor Kirk will flee, Kirk’s appeal didn’t raise a “substantial question” that would merit his release, Wilson of the Central District of California said in a Monday hearing.

“I don’t think there are any issues that are debatable, in terms of the jury question,” Wilson said.

Kirk’s attorneys argued in court filings that Kirk—who slammed to the ground a Black woman who was recording an arrest in ...