Rampart Figure Pleads Guilty in Shooting
Former Los Angeles Police Officer Rafael Perez pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from his shooting of a man who was later sentenced to 23 years in prison because of evidence fabricated by Perez and his partner.
Perez entered his plea to two felony counts before U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder in accordance with a plea agreement that calls for him to serve two years in federal prison.
Snyder said she is prepared to accept the agreement but wants first to obtain a recommendation from the federal probation office, which advises judges on sentencing.
Perez was scheduled for sentencing March 18.
His former partner, Nino Durden, has pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges in the same shooting and two others. He is to be sentenced Jan. 28.
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