A former evidence custodian with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has pleaded no contest after prosecutors said he destroyed a blood sample connected to his own DUI arrest.
According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Tommy Ray Trimble was sentenced to two days in county jail, two years of probation and 30 days of community labor after admitting to one felony count of preparing false evidence and a misdemeanor count of destroying evidence.
In addition to the sentence, Trimble must complete a six-month alcohol treatment program ordered by the court and pay $300 in restitution, prosecutors said.
Allegations tied to DUI arrest
Investigators said Trimble had been working at the department’s crime laboratory in Downey, California, when the incident occurred…