OAKLAND — A former Antioch officer became a convicted felon Wednesday, when a jury found him guilty of distributing steroids and obstructing a federal investigation, prosecutors said.
Devon Wenger was convicted of distributing steroids, which carries up to 10 years in federal prison, and altering records to obstruct federal investigators, which carries a maximum 20-year prison term, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced. Wenger’s legal problems aren’t yet over; this summer he is scheduled to go on trial on charges of conspiracy and violating a person’s civil rights.
Until Wednesday, Wenger was the only of 14 ex-Antioch and Pittsburg cops to avoid a conviction. The other 13 either pleaded guilty or were found guilty of state and/or federal offenses since August 2023, when state and federal prosecutors brought a range of charges against the group.
Wenger has long maintained that he is innocent of any crime but was targeted because he attempted to expose misconduct by other officers. He resigned from the department in 2023 and recently sued Antioch police, court records show.
In this case, the government’s lead witness was another ex-Antioch cop who admitted to distributing steroids on a much larger scale than Wenger. The officer, Daniel Harris, testified he was trying to right his wrongs by testifying, and said listed at least 10 people who bought steroids from him, including at least three with ties to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office and other past and present Antioch or Pittsburg police officers.
Harris, a bodybuilder, said that he’d often sell his own personal stash or place orders for them with an underground seller out of Florida, who then mailed packages to California.
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