DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A now-former Desert Hot Springs police officer was arrested on suspicion of assault nearly one year after a use-of-force investigation stemming from the arrest of minors.
Johnny Acosta was arrested on Friday after the District Attorney’s Office filed charges of assault with a deadly weapon, filing a false report, and assault by a peace officer under color of authority, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced.
Acosta was booked into the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio with bail set at $30,000…