Jury Convicts San Diego Deputy of Civil-Rights Violation and False Report in Courthouse Assault

Overview

• Jurors found Jeremiah Manuyag Flores guilty of deprivation of rights under color of law and falsification of a record after about two hours of deliberations.
• Prosecutors said he shoved a heavily restrained 57-year-old detainee headfirst into a holding-cell wall at the San Diego Central Courthouse on August 29, 2024.
• The detainee suffered a head wound and a spinal fracture requiring surgery and months of hospitalization, and Flores did not render immediate aid.
• Video presented at trial captured Flores saying, “What? Nothing happened,” and he later filed a report claiming “no force was used.”
• The FBI and the Sheriff’s Homicide Unit investigated; the Sheriff says Flores is suspended without pay, with an internal review to follow the criminal case before a firing decision.