A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy was sentenced today to 12 months in federal prison for submitting a false search warrant application to a state court judge, lying that he needed GPS tracking information for a robbery suspect’s cell phone when in fact it was for a private client’s estranged husband during the client’s contentious divorce proceedings.
David Anthony Rodriguez, 45, of La Verne, was sentenced by United States District Judge Percy Anderson.
Rodriguez pleaded guilty in July 2025 to one count of conspiracy against rights. He left LASD in October 2025…