Local News in Brief : Officer Held on Drug Count
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A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department community service officer was arrested on suspicion of selling cocaine after deputies discovered an undisclosed amount of drugs in a search of his Lancaster home, officials said Friday.
Christopher Wizner, 20, a civilian employee with the department for six months, was released on $5,000 bail after being booked at the Antelope Valley sheriff’s station Thursday night, Deputy Richard Dinsmoor said.
Wizner was booked on suspicion of cocaine possession for sale, Dinsmoor said.
As a community service officer, Wizner helps out with routine reports and is not assigned to field patrol.
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