Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca announced Wednesday last the arrest of Sergeant Bonnie Bryant III, a 28-year Sheriff’s Department veteran, on felony grand theft charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars during drug investigations.
The arrest came after a two-week probe by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Internal Criminal investigations Bureau that revealed Bryant was taking money confiscated during narcotics investigations. Bryant, who had been assigned to the Narcotics Bureau for six years, was arrested at approximately 1:15 Wednesday and is currently being booked into the Los Angeles County jail system. Bryant’s bail has been set at $20,000. The investigation is ongoing.
Bryant was relieved of duty with pay.