Deputy D.A. Faces Charge of Petty Theft
Jeffrey C. Jonas, a senior deputy district attorney has been charged with misdemeanor petty theft stemming from his arrest for allegedly shoplifting four ties, a pair of socks and a bottle of perfume from a Glendale department store.
Jonas, 45, one of three deputies in the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office who oversee the bulk of felony prosecutions in the downtown criminal courthouse, will be arraigned Friday in Glendale Municipal Court, Deputy Atty. Gen. Richard Cullather said.
Authorities said Jonas is charged with a misdemeanor, rather than a felony, because the value of the goods--$89.50--allegedly stolen from the Broadway department store falls short of the $400 minimum for grand theft.
Jonas recently returned to work after completing a 30-day suspension without pay following his arrest in July.
Assistant Dist. Atty. Curt Livesay said that whatever the outcome of the court action, no further administrative action is anticipated against Jonas within the district attorney’s office.
If convicted, he would face a maximum penalty of six months in County Jail and a $1,000 fine.
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