Joseph Benza III was headed to a domestic violence call when he saw a man flip him off, prompting him to follow and eventually assault him, officials said.

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for assaulting a 23-year-old transgender man, body-slamming the victim who had flipped him off just before,

Joseph Benza III, 36, was charged late Tuesday with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for what prosecutors alleged was a 2022 assault on Emmett Brock, then a 23-year-old teacher on his way home from work.

A now-former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy will plead guilty to violating a transgender man’s civil rights by assaulting him, causing injuries including a concussion. The victim, identified only as “E.