A federal jury has convicted former Antioch police officer Devon Wenger for conspiracy against rights, the FBI in San Francisco announced. Wenger, 33, was found guilty of conspiring with fellow officers to use excessive force to injure and intimidate residents of Antioch, according to the FBI San Francisco’s social media post. The conviction follows evidence at trial indicating Wenger and other officers, including Morteza Amiri and Eric Rombough, discussed using and intended to use excessive force, such as deploying a K9 and a 40mm launcher, as punishment.
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