Devon Wenger, Conspiracy Against Rights, California 2025

A federal jury in Oakland, California, has convicted former Antioch police officer Devon Wenger of conspiracy against rights. The verdict follows a seven-day trial before Senior U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White.

Wenger, 33, was previously employed as a police officer with the Antioch Police Department. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Wenger conspired with other Antioch Police Department officers to use unreasonable force to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate residents of Antioch, California.

“Public trust must be at the forefront of the duty to protect. By using unnecessary and unreasonable force under the guise of law enforcement, Wenger betrayed the community he was entrusted to protect. Officers who hold themselves above the law and dishonor their oath of office will be held to account. The people of Antioch deserve no less,” said United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian.

Wenger faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. He was previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute steroids and obstruction of justice following a jury trial in April 2025. The Court ordered Wenger remanded to custody pending sentencing, which is scheduled for Dec. 2, 2025.

The case is being prosecuted by the National Security & Special Prosecutions Section and the Oakland Branch of the United States Attorney’s Office. This prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI and the Office of the Contra Costa County District Attorney.

The jury convicted Wenger of one count of conspiracy against rights in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 241. The conviction marks the second time a jury has held Devon Wenger accountable.

Wenger and two other Antioch Police Department officers, Morteza Amiri and Eric Rombough, communicated with each other and others about using and intending to use excessive force against individuals in and around Antioch. The uses of excessive force included deployment of a K9, deployment of a 40mm “less lethal” launcher, and other unnecessary violence.

Devon Wenger is a 33-year-old former police officer from Antioch, California. The exact criminal charges against him are conspiracy against rights in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 241. The city and state involved in the crime are Antioch, California. The exact date of the conviction is not specified, but the trial concluded on a date prior to the sentencing date. The sentence or outcome is that Wenger faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for Dec. 2, 2025.

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