Alameda County District Attorney's Office: Judge Sentences Former Sheriff's Deputies To Prison

Press release from the Alameda County District Attorney's Office:

August 18, 2021

Defendants convicted of assault by a public officer and dissuading a witness

OAKLAND-- Today, two former Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies convicted of assaults against jail inmates that included the throwing of feces and urine, were each sentenced to four years and four months in prison.

Justin Linn and Erik McDermott agreed to plead as charged to 11 felony counts each, including 10 counts of assault by a public officer and one count dissuading a witness by threat or force for incidents that occurred in 2016.

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