Ex-Sheriff Lee Baca discovered hours after going lacking

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was discovered early Monday, July 15, hours after he apparently wandered away from his San Marino dwelling.

San Marino Police Chief John Incontro advised reporters at about 1 a.m. that Baca was present in an El Monte restaurant and recognized with the assistance of a bracelet he wears.

Baca suffered no accidents, Incontro stated: “He gave the impression to be in good spirits.”

NBC4 reported Baca, 82, was final seen round 3:30 p.m. Sunday at his dwelling.

ABC7 reported Baca has Alzheimer’s illness, in line with what his attorneys said in 2016 earlier than his conviction for obstructing an FBI investigation into abuse in county jails. He served about two years of a three-year sentence in federal jail.

The San Marino Police Department was heading the seek for Baca, LASD Dep. V. Rodriguez advised City News Service.

The division was assisted within the search by a number of close by departments and the sheriff’s missing-persons detectives, Incontro stated.

Baca served as Los Angeles County Sheriff from 1998 to 2014.