Three men – including two former Riverside County sheriff’s deputies and the former owner of a Temecula towing company – were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in a towing-for-bribes scheme that steered lucrative impound business in exchange for personal benefits.
As reported by The Press-Enterprise, former Lt. Samuel Flores was sentenced to nine months in jail and probation and was taken into custody immediately at the Riverside County Hall of Justice. Former Sgt. Robert Martin Christolon received six months in the sheriff’s work-release program and probation. Cody Close, the former operator of DJ’s Towing, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and probation and was also taken into custody Tuesday.
A fourth defendant, ex-Deputy Kevin Alton Carpenter, received probation last October…