Post-trial deal puts spotlight on deputy’s sentencing

Post-trial deal puts spotlight on deputy’s sentencing

A Valencia man is facing unusual legal jeopardy — a federal judge Monday could either: accept a post-trial agreement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and give him probation, or accept the jury’s verdict, follow the recommended guidelines and issue a seven-year sentence.  In February, a jury in Downtown Los Angeles convicted Trevor Kirk, a 32-year-old Army veteran and former Lancaster Sheriff’s Station deputy, of deprivation of rights under the co…