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Off-duty L.A. County Deputy Sheriff placed a loaded gun in an 8-year-old child’s backpack in Fullerton

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Manny Murillo, from Linkedin

Case # 18NM09112

Date: July 12, 2018

OFF-DUTY LASD DEPUTY ARRAIGNED FOR CRIMINAL STORAGE OF FIREARM AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT FOR PLACING LOADED DUTY WEAPON IN 8-YEAR-OLD CHILD’S BACKPACK

SANTA ANA, Calif. – An off-duty Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy was arraigned today for child endangerment and criminal storage of a firearm after placing his loaded duty weapon in a child’s backpack.

Defendant: Manuel Murillo, 37, Ontario

Charged on June 6, 2018, with the following misdemeanor counts: Continue reading→

CSUF police officer charged with a DUI while on duty

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Thomas Henry Higgs

Case # 18NM09973

Date: July 5, 2018

CAL STATE FULLERTON POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WHILE ON DUTY

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A California State University Fullerton Police Department (CSUFPD) officer was charged today with driving under the influence of alcohol while on duty in a patrol vehicle.

Defendant: Thomas Henry Higgs, 59

Charged with the following misdemeanor counts:

Driving under the influence of alcohol
Driving with blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher

Maximum Sentence: Six months in county jail

Arraignment on Aug. 2, 2018, 8:30 a.m. at Department N-8, North Justice Center, Fullerton

Circumstances of the Case

  • At approximately 8:00 p.m on May 7, 2018, Higgs is accused of showing objective signs of intoxication during a CSUFPD briefing.
  • Officers notified their command staff, who investigated this case.
  • Higgs is accused of driving a marked patrol car around the campus with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .09 percent.

Prosecutor: Deputy District AttorneyDevin Campbell, Special Prosecutions Unit.