Jury finds ex-Antioch K-9 officer Morteza Amiri guilty
A federal jury convicted a former Antioch Police Department officer on Friday who used his K-9 excessively to bite suspects ...
Cop celebrated K-9 biting suspects, shared ‘gory pics’ with other CA officers, feds say
On March 14, a federal jury found Amiri, 33, guilty of one count of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of ...
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OAKLAND — A jury must now decide whether ex-Antioch police Officer Morteza Amiri gleefully conspired to prey on residents in ...
Jury delivers split verdict in rollercoaster police brutality trial of former Antioch K9 officer
The jury’s verdict on Friday capped a trial that saw the officer’s own colleagues – including a former close friend – testify ...
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Former Antioch Officer Morteza Amiri Convicted of Civil Rights Deprivation and Falsification of Records
A former Antioch police officer, Morteza Amiri, was found guilty of civil rights deprivation and record falsification from a ...
Fate of ex-Antioch K9 cop accused of plotting to brutalize residents now in jury’s hands
OAKLAND — A jury must now decide whether ex-Antioch police Officer Morteza Amiri gleefully conspired to prey on residents in ...
Mixed reactions felt on verdict in Antioch PD racist texts: 'We have a radicalized police force'
A federal jury found former Antioch police officer Morteza Amiri guilty on two counts: for violating a person's rights and falsifying police reports. But not on conspiracy charges related to the ...
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OAKLAND — A jury has convicted ex-Antioch police officer Morteza Amiri of depriving one person of civil rights and falsifying reports but acquitted him of the remaining charges, including ...
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Former Antioch Police Officer Found Guilty of Deprivation of Civil Rights and Falsification of Records
March 16, 2025 – OAKLAND, CA – A federal jury on Friday convicted former Antioch police officer Morteza Amiri of one count of ...
Ex-Antioch cop takes the witness stand, says he and colleagues hurt people because they enjoyed it
Eric Rombough testified he would keep less-lethal rounds on his mantel, along with photos of the person he shot, annotated ...
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Feds say ex-Antioch cops plotted to violently oppress residents. They were doing their job, defense says
He said Amiri joined the Antioch Police Department in 2017 because it was a “great place to learn” and described his client ...