Ex-L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca ordered to begin prison sentence

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was ordered Thursday to turn himself in no later than Feb. 5 to begin serving a three-year federal prison sentence for obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI.
The 77-year-old former sheriff, who has Alzheimer’s disease, was sentenced in May 2017 but has remained free pending appeal.
U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson issued an order directing Baca to surrender to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Baca must begin serving his sentence by Feb. 5.
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