{"id":110281,"date":"2022-08-27T16:28:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T23:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=110281"},"modified":"2022-08-28T08:58:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T15:58:05","slug":"lasd-deputy-arrested-for-alleged-dui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/08\/27\/lasd-deputy-arrested-for-alleged-dui\/","title":{"rendered":"LASD deputy arrested for alleged DUI [UPDATE: Sheriff responds]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Badge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97692\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Badge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Badge.jpg 491w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Badge-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>STEVENSON RANCH &#8211; A Los Angeles County sheriff&#8217;s deputy who went missing after a traffic crash in Stevenson Ranch Friday night only to be found at his nearby home has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and relieved of duty, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy&#8217;s patrol SUV was found crashed in some bushes at Pico Canyon Road and Southern Oaks Drive at about 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, the Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department reported.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-962401935\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>He allegedly crashed his patrol SUV while on the way home, according to a source familiar with the incident, and another off-duty deputy came to the scene and drove him to his nearby home, the <a href=\"https:\/\/signalscv.com\/2022\/08\/sheriffs-deputy-crashes-patrol-vehicle-later-found-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Clarita Valley Signal reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy <strong>Carlos Lopez<\/strong> was found at about 10:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, LASD Deputy Brenda Serna <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-08-27\/los-angeles-county-sheriff-deputy-arrested-suspicion-drunk-driving-crashing-patrol-vehicle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez, a member of the department&#8217;s Special Enforcement Bureau, was eventually taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital for treatment for a possible head injury and released a short time later.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested and released with a citation for a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence, a source told <em>The Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The deputy has been relieved of duty and due to the active investigation, we are unable to comment further,&#8221; the department said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/lasd-deputy-arrested-stevenson-ranch-crasg-dui\/12172500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement obtained by ABC7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UPDATE<\/span>: Sheriff Alex Villanueva issued the following statement on Twitter on Saturday, Aug. 27: &#8220;We are aware of the deputy who was involved in a solo vehicle traffic collision last night on Pico Canyon Road \/ Southern Oaks Drive in Stevenson&#8217;s Ranch. The deputy was located and was arrested for suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol. He was later transported to Henry Mayo Hospital for evaluation, and it was determined he did not sustain any significant injuries from the solo-vehicle traffic accident. The deputy has been relieved of duty and due to the active investigation, we are unable to comment further.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He was later transported to Henry Mayo Hospital for evaluation, and it was determined he did not sustain any significant injuries from the solo-vehicle traffic accident. The deputy has been relieved of duty and due to the active investigation, we are unable to comment further.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Villanueva (@LACoSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LACoSheriff\/status\/1563680349418188801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEVENSON RANCH &#8211; A Los Angeles County sheriff&#8217;s deputy who went missing after a traffic crash in Stevenson Ranch Friday night only to be found at his nearby home has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and relieved of duty, according to multiple reports. 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