Sources: Embattled LA County Sheriff Lee Baca to Retire Amid Misconduct Probe - Investigations
By Andrew Blankstein, NBC News
Embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is expected to announce Tuesday that he will not run for a fifth term as the county’s top cop and step down from his post by the end of the month, sources familiar with the decision told NBC News.
His decision to retire comes weeks after Andre Birotte Jr., the U.S. Attorney for California’s Central District, announced charges against 18 current and former deputies assigned to the Los Angeles County jails in connection with “a wide scope of illegal conduct,” including allegations of unjustified beating of inmates, unjustified detentions and a conspiracy to obstruct a federal investigation.
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