Documents detail misconduct by L.A. sheriff’s deputies
Christian Chamness arrest report
Christian Chamness was suspended 25 days for writing a false report and unreasonable force, county records show. The discipline stemmed from a 2007 incident in which Chamness pepper-sprayed an elderly Army veteran in the face and arrested him, claiming the man had blocked the path of deputies and then advanced on Chamness. The account was contradicted by a security recording that shows the 73-year-old man never blocked the deputies or advanced on Chamness.