Trevor Sterling
Service Record
San Diego California Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Dates of Service | Hired in 2012.[1] |
| Salary | $149,221 (2019)[2] |
| Last Known Status | Resigned[3] |
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.[4]
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]
Response Timeline
Sterling was suspended without pay and stripped of his police powers, which required him to surrender his badge and department-issued firearm.[1][4]
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.[5][6]
On September 13, 2021, Sterling pleaded not guilty.[4]
Sterling resigned.[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]
In March 2022, Sterling pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. The charge of branding a firearm was dropped and the District Attorney agreed to send the case to the Veterans Treatment Court, which can allow convicted veterans to seek treatment instead of serving jail time.[3]
On October 27, 2023, the state Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) suspended Sterling's certification for being a convicted felon.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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, Former San Diego police officer pleads guilty to assault in off-duty gun incident outside bar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2022-03-08
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
- ↑ Peace Officer Certification Actions, California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
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