Crime & Safety
Orange County Sheriff's Department Deputy Sentenced Wednesday
An OCSD deputy was sentenced to three years of informal probation today, following his unauthorized access of a law enforcement database.
SANTA ANA, CA — Orange County Sheriff's Department deupty Angel Lora Guerrero was sentenced to three years of informal probation due to unauthorized access of a law enforcement database which he used to view criminal histories according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
The 57-year-old Santa Ana resident pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of receiving unauthorized privileged information. He was also ordered to complete 80 hours of community service and donate $500 to the Victim Witness Emergency Fund.
"At the time of the crimes, Guerrero was employed as an OCSD deputy for approximately 16 years. Between Oct. 31, 2014, and Nov. 1, 2015, Guerrero accessed a law enforcement criminal history database to view the privileged records and criminal histories of two individuals for purposes unrelated to his duties. OCSD investigated this case," OC District Attorney's spokesperson Roxi Fyad released in a statement.
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Deputy District Attorney Gautam Sood of the Special Prosecutions Unit prosecuted this case.
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