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 | Charges | Maximum Sentence | Court Date |
| Manuel Murillo, 37, Ontario | Charged on June 6, 2018, with the following misdemeanor counts:
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Pre-trial hearing
Aug. 23, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Department N-9, North Justice Center, Fullerton |
Circumstances of the Case
- On April 11, 2018, off-duty LASD Deputy Murillo is accused of placing his loaded firearm into his 8-year-old relative’s backpack and driving to drop the child off with the child’s caretaker.
- The caretaker was made aware of the firearm approximately 25 minutes after Murillo left and contacted the Fullerton Police Department (FPD).
- FPD investigated this case.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Devin Campbell, Special Prosecutions Unit