A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy pleaded not guilty Friday to allegedly using excessive force when he assaulted and pepper-sprayed a woman during a shoplifting investigation outside a WinCo Foods in Lancaster last year.
Trevor James Kirk, 31, of Santa Clarita is charged in a single-count federal indictment with deprivation of rights under color of law for the force used in June 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
A trial date of Nov. 19 was scheduled…