A 23-year-old man who was pulled over and then wrestled to the ground by an L.A. County deputy in Whittier spoke out about the incident: 'It was initial confusion and then it was, 'I am going to die.''
"He grabs me, throws me on my head and begins to punch me in my head with a closed fist about 10 times," Brock said during an interview with Eyewitness News on Monday. "It was initial confusion and then it was, 'I am going to die. He is so out of control; he is going to kill me."
"It was an excessive use of force and somebody that was enraged and retaliating against a criticism that somebody had of them," said Brock, who was arrested and charged with three felonies. "My client immediately took control of that situation in an attempt to stop Mr. Brock from walking away in that traffic stop," said Benza's attorney Tom Yu.After his arrest, the 23-year-old was allegedly questioned about his gender and when he explained that he is a transgender man, he had to explain how the surgeries worked and what hormones he was taking. Finally, the jailer asked him to show his genitals to prove his transgender status.
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