A judge denied former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy Justin Lambert's request for mercy for using excessive force during the 2015 arrest of a belligerent man outside a gas station.

Justin Lambert, the Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who was accused of using excessive force during an arrest five years ago, was found guilty on Tuesday of felony battery and of falsifying records. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Justin Lambert, the Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who was accused of using excessive force during an arrest five years ago, was found guilty on Tuesday of felony battery and of falsifying records. The verdict was handed by a jury in Broward County court in Fort Lauderdale following a week-long trial. Prosecutors charged Lambert with felony battery resulting in great bodily harm and falsifying a public or court record in June 2015. Surveillance video shows Lambert pushing David Gonzalez, who was accused of stealing beer. David Gonzalez was severely injured after two Broward Sheriff's Office deputies slammed him to the pavement in February 2014.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Justin Lambert, the Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who was accused of using excessive force during an arrest five years ago, was found guilty on Tuesday of felony battery and of falsifying records. The verdict was handed by a jury in Broward County court in Fort Lauderdale following a week-long trial. Prosecutors charged Lambert with felony battery resulting in great bodily harm and falsifying a public or court record in June 2015. David Gonzalez was severely injured after two Broward Sheriff's Office deputies slammed him to the pavement in February 2014. Prosecutors also accused Lambert of fabrications and material omissions in the police reports in the case.

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - A Broward Sheriff's Office deputy accused of beating a man during an arrest at a gas station in 2014 testified Monday in his trial. Deputy Justin Lambert is charged with battery and falsifying records. Lambert said Monday that he was called to the gas station in Deerfield Beach after receiving a report of a petty theft involving an intoxicated person. Lambert and another deputy, Mike Manresa, reported that the man accused of shoplifting, David Gonzalez, was belligerent, swore at them and lunged at them while raising his hand. Lambert said Gonzalez was standing on the curb, which gave him a tactical advantage and said Gonzalez disobeyed several commands.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The trial is back underway Wednesday for a Broward Sheriff's Office deputy charged following a rough arrest that occurred five years ago. Deputy Justin Lambert's accuser, David Gonzalez, testified Wednesday for the second day in the trial of the deputy, who is accused of battery and falsifying records. Lambert and another deputy, Mike Manresa, responded and reported that Gonzalez was belligerent, swore at them and lunged at them while raising his hand. "Yes," Gonzalez responded. Surveillance video was also played for the jury in court to show that Gonzalez had been stealing from the store.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Opening statements began Tuesday in the trial of a Broward Sheriff's Office deputy accused of battery and falsifying records nearly five years ago. Deputy Justin Lambert was arrested for an incident in 2014 when he and another deputy, Mike Manresa, were caught on video beating David Gonzalez in front of a Deerfield Beach gas station. The station manager accused Gonzalez of stealing candy and beer. "Justin Lambert exercised restraint." Along with battery, Lambert and Manresa were also charged with falsifying records to suggest their actions were necessary to subdue Gonzalez.