LAPD Officer Convicted of Filing False Report, Perjury in 2019 DUI Arrest
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles police officer was convicted March 20 of filing a false report and perjury stemming from a traffic stop in the Hollywood area about 3 1/2 years ago.
Jurors deliberated for two hours before finding Alejandro Castillo, 50, guilty of the two felony counts, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Castillo is facing a maximum of four years and eight months in state prison, with sentencing set May 12, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)’s Internal Affairs Division began investigating Castillo after unspecified concerns were identified by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office while reviewing body-worn videos for DUI arrests the officer made in October 2019, police said in a statement released after Castillo’s arrest in 2021….