Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have been indicted on charges alleging they lied in a drug and weapons investigation, the district attorney’s office said. The charges stem from a case in September 2018, when the deputies were part of a team of sheriff’s investigators who served a warrant at a house in East L.A., where they discovered drugs and weapons. When prosecutors learned of the alleged misconduct, they moved to toss the criminal case, the district attorney’s office said. In announcing the charges against the deputies Friday, the L.A. County district attorney’s office did not explain how their alleged lies came to light. John Satterfield, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Department, said both deputies are on paid administrative leave and their peace officer powers have been suspended.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 14, 2021 20:03 UTC