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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#1b0505;font-size:14px"><strong>Corrupt San Diego cop who smirked after breaking handcuffed suspect&#8217;s spine, then lied in an attempt at coverup, is <strong><strong>sentenced to 57 months behind bars</strong></strong> </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#1b0505;font-size:14px"><strong><strong>Jeremiah Manuyag Flores, 45, was convicted in December 2025</strong></strong>, <strong><strong>after video captured him smirking as he left the jail cell of a suspect he had shoved and left with a fractured spine </strong></strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#1b0505;font-size:14px"><strong>The former San Diego Sheriff&#8217;s Office deputy was accused of shoving the shackled 57-year-old pretrial detainee, listed as &#8216;JP&#8217;, from behind in the San Diego Central Courthouse jail</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#1b0505;font-size:14px"><strong>The detainee flew &#8216;across his holding cell&#8217; and slammed &#8216;headfirst into the far wall&#8217; before collapsing on the ground, </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#1b0505;font-size:14px"><strong><strong>The shackled and handcuffed detainee was left lying in a pool of his own blood, suffering from a spinal column fracture, for over two hours before he was discovered by another deputy</strong> </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#1b0505;font-size:14px"><strong>Flores was convicted of using excessive force on a man in pretrial custody and writing a false report in order to cover up the brutal act </strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Deputy Jeremiah Manuyag Flores, formerly employed by the San Diego Sheriff&#8217;s Dept. was sentenced to 57 months bars. <strong>Flores was charged in a federal investigation with deprivation of right under color of law and falsification of records and found guilty in December 2025 after a week-long trial</strong></strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A former San Diego sheriff&#8217;s deputy who smirked after he fractured a suspect&#8217;s spine before attempting a blatant cover-up has been handed a lengthy jail sentence according to a <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/former-san-diego-county-sheriffs-deputy-sentenced-federal-prison-excessive-force-and">statement </a>by the Department Of Justice.<br>Jeremiah Manuyag Flores, 45, was captured on security footage grinning as he walked away from the suspect&#8217;s jail cell moments after he battered him.<br>The former San Diego Sheriff&#8217;s Office deputy was accused of shoving the shackled 57-year-old pretrial detainee, listed as &#8216;JP&#8217; from behind in the San Diego Central Courthouse jail. The detainee flew &#8216;across his holding cell&#8217; and slammed &#8216;headfirst into the far wall&#8217; before collapsing on the ground, prosecutors said. <br>&#8216;Flores did not provide JP with medical aid and failed to report his use of excessive force to a supervisor,&#8217; the Southern District of California US Attorney&#8217;s Office said.</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>Former San Diego Sheriff&#8217;s deputy Flores was accused of shoving the shackled 57-year-old pretrial suspect from behind in the San Diego Central Courthouse jail. The suspect flew &#8216;across his holding cell&#8217; and slammed &#8216;headfirst into the far wall&#8217; before collapsing on the ground</strong> </strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>The detainee was left lying in a pool of his own blood at the San Diego Central Courthouse Jail for over two hours before he was found by another deputy. <strong>The victim suffered a spinal column fracture</strong> </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The detainee was left lying in a pool of his own blood, suffering from a spinal column fracture, for over two hours before he was discovered by another deputy, according to the charging documents.<br>Yet, in a report concerning his interactions with the victim, identified as JP, Flores had made &#8216;multiple false statements, including &#8220;no force used&#8221;,&#8217; prosecutors said. <br>On Tuesday, Flores was sentenced to four years and nine months behind bars for the August 2024 incident.<br>Jeremiah Manuyag Flores, 45, was sentenced to over four years behind bars after video captured him smirking as he left the jail cell of a suspect he had shoved and left with a fractured spine.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Jeremiah-Manuyag-Flores-1-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-500243" style="width:840px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Jail house cameras captured <strong>Dep. Flores</strong> smirking as he left the jail cell of a suspect he battered and left with a fractured spine, before attempting a coverup. &#8216;Flores did not provide JP with medical aid and failed to report his use of excessive force to a supervisor&#8217; &#8211; Southern District of California US Attorney&#8217;s Office </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Assistant US Attorney Seth Askins said: &#8216;The power disparity between the defendant who was in complete control and [JP], who couldn’t do anything to protect himself, was as wide as the ocean.&#8217;<br>Askins said that Flores&#8217;s &#8216;only job was to walk with him,&#8217; and the victim made no action to escalate the situation, such as resistance. <br>&#8216;The defendant didn’t have to use any force at all. All he had to do was to keep walking,&#8217; Askins said. <br>According to court documents, the detainee also suffered a head wound in addition to the spinal fracture, which required surgery and months of hospitalization. <br>US District Judge Linda Lopez condemned the deputy for his actions. Law enforcement officers are relied on to &#8216;do the right thing.&#8217; Lopez admonished.<br>&#8216;What you do then matters,&#8217; Lopez said, admonishing the sociopath act of a law enforcement officer smirking after the brutally slamming a detainee against concrete. <br>&#8216;I don&#8217;t know how many years it&#8217;s going to be before I get that photo out of my mind. Your conduct was egregious.&#8217;<br></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>The handcuffed and shackled 57-year-old detainee was left lying in a pool of his own blood, suffering from a spinal column fracture, for over two hours before he was discovered by another deputy</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Flores was charged in a federal investigation with deprivation of right under color of law and falsification of records and found guilty in December 2025 after a week-long trial. <br>Following his conviction, Flores was also fired from the sheriff&#8217;s office and barred from serving as a law enforcement officer on any level of government.<br>Flores was released on bond, is set to report to prison by August 18, following his sentencing. <br></p>

Corrupt San Diego cop who smirked after breaking handcuffed suspect’s spine, lied in the coverup, to spend nearly six decades in jail
