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Officer Jacob Esparza – Bellingham Police Department

Written by CBKN76

In 2016, Officer Jacob Esparza was fired after being arrested on domestic violence charges. He pleaded guilty in June 2017 to one count of harassment with domestic violence, a gross misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 364 days in jail, with 362 days suspended. Additionally, in 2015, Esparza was involved in an incident where a man alleged excessive force during an arrest. The city settled the lawsuit for $100,000 in 2018.

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