Orange
County Sheriff’s Deputy Juan Tavera is charged with spraying a teenager’s pizza
with pepper spray without his knowledge in a routine traffic stop. Tavera pulled
over a 19-year-old kid for a traffic violation. The teenager had a pizza in the
backseat. When he got home, he and four friends became sick after eating the
pizza. Pepper spray was suspected and they called the police about the traffic
stop.
Tavera
is only charged with misdemeanor assault and is a on PAID administrative leave.
Pepper spray can be lethal to people with asthma or others with weakened
physical conditions