LA County sheriff’s deputy charged with placing loaded weapon into child’s backpack

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accused of placing his loaded duty weapon in a child’s backpack appeared in Orange County Superior Court on Thursday.
Manuel Murillo, 37, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of child endangerment, second-degree criminal storage of a firearm and third-degree criminal storage of a firearm, court records show.
Prosecutors allege that Murillo, while off-duty on April 11, placed his loaded firearm into an 8-year-old’s relatives backpack be