Federal prosecutors will seek to put former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca in prison for two years when he is sentenced next month for obstructing a probe into abuses at county jails, according to court documents. In an 11-page document filed Monday, federal prosecutors said they took Baca’s age and the fact that he is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease into account when recommending the sentence. If not for his condition, prosecutors wrote, Baca should have faced up to four years and three months in prison. In 2016, Baca pleaded guilty to one count of lying to federal investigators in exchange for a six-month prison sentence. In all, 10 sheriff’s officials, including Baca’s former second-in-command, have been convicted or pleaded guilty in connection with the abuse scandal.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 26, 2017 18:00 UTC