A former Sacramento police officer’s California law enforcement certification was temporarily suspended after the court dismissed charges of domestic violence and illegal possession of steroids against him.
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office in 2021 filed felony domestic violence charges against Justin David Shepard in connection with alleged criminal acts upon a woman with whom Shepard had a dating relationship.
Prosecutors filed misdemeanor charges against Shepard in a separate case in which he and another Sacramento police officer were accused of illegally possessing steroids. The other officer entered a drug diversion program…