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Veteran Officer Sentenced for Making Threats

By Neil Shous, Esq.

According to a recent report on nbclosangeles.com, a former Los Angeles police officer was sentenced to over four years in state prison for Penal Code 422 criminal threats charges. The officer, a 39-year-old, 10-year veteran of the LAPD was the recipient of numerous commendations during his tenure with the department. However, while the officer was off-duty, he brandished his gun at the Redondo Beach Pier, threatening another man by pointing the weapon at the man?s head. Under California law, a person commits Penal Code 422 criminal threats when he communicates a threat of serious harm to another person, intending to put the person in fear, and the person does reasonably become in sustained fear. The offense may be charged as a misdemeanor or felony...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on October 14, 2009 (boomark / email).