Crime & Justice

Ex-Deputy Poured Boiling Water on Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Hands, Prosecutor Says

CRUEL AND UNUSUAL

The former Orange County deputy is accused of dousing the prisoner with boiling water after they refused to comply with his commands.

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