Trevor Sterling
Service Record
| Agency | San Diego California Police Department |
| Rank | Officer |
| Dates of Service | Hired in 2012.[1] |
| Salary | $149,221 (2019)[2] |
| Last Known Status | Suspended[1] |
Incident Reports
2016 Death of Thongsoune Vilaysane
A news source reports that an officer with the same name and years of service was one of several officers who fatally shot Vilaysane when he turned a stolen car towards the officers in May 2016.[3]
2021 Assault Charges
On July 31, 2021, police responded to a call of a man creating a disturbance and displaying a firearm in a threatening manner outside of a bar. Police determined that Sterling, an off-duty police officer who had been drinking, had brandished his personal firearm at another man.[1]
Department Response
Sterling was suspended without pay and stripped of his police powers, which required him to surrender his badge and department-issued firearm.[1][3]
Legal Action
On July 31, 2021, Sterling was arrested.[1]
On August 9, 2021, a one-year gun violence restraining order was filed against Sterling, which prohibits him from possessing or buying guns, ammunition, or magazines.[4][5]
On September 13, 2021, Sterling pleaded not guilty.[3]
On November 29, 2021, Sterling was ordered to stand trial on charges including a felony count of assault with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor count of brandishing a firearm.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 San Diego police officer who allegedly brandished gun while off duty in Pacific Beach will stand trial, CBS 8, 2021-11-29
- ↑ Trevor Sterling A Police Officer San Diego, govSalaries
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 David Hernandez, SDPD officer charged with assault with a deadly weapon, brandishing a gun outside Pacific Beach bar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2021-09-27
- ↑ Brenda Gregorio-Nieto, Gun Restraining Order Filed Against Off-Duty SDPD Officer Accused of Displaying Firearm in Pacific Beach, NBC 7, 2021-08-12
- ↑ Gun Violence Restraining Orders, California Courts
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