Overview
- Former Antioch police officer Devon Wenger was convicted on April 30, 2025, of conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids and obstruction of justice.
- Wenger conspired with fellow officer Daniel Harris in 2022 to distribute steroids and later deleted related evidence from his phone after learning of an FBI warrant.
- Harris pleaded guilty to his role in the steroid distribution conspiracy in September 2024 as part of the same investigation.
- Wenger faces up to 30 years in prison, with a May 6 custody hearing and sentencing pending; a separate civil rights trial is scheduled for July 21, 2025.
- The conviction is part of a broader DOJ-led probe into systemic misconduct in Antioch and Pittsburg police departments, resulting in charges against 10 officers and federal oversight of Antioch PD.