[CA] Deputy Bojorquez accused of lying on her ex and firing gun in house, endangering kids outside

...[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Patricia Margaret] Bojorquez is accused of calling the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) Dispatch and falsely reporting that her ex-husband was sexually assaulting a 13-year-old female relative... She is accused of shooting a bullet that pierced a bedroom window and exited the home toward a residential street where children were playing in the front yards of their homes... The defendant's brother and fiancé were in the house at the time and called the police... Bojorquez is currently on probation for two DUI convictions...

OFF-DUTY L.A. COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY CHARGED IN O.C. WITH FIRING WEAPON, FILING FALSE POLICE REPORT
LA Times
August 30, 2010
[Excerpts] An off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has been charged with filing a false police report against her ex-husband and firing a weapon in her Westminster home that endangered nearby children, authorities said Monday. Patricia Margaret Bojorquez, 43, is accused of falsely reporting to Huntington Beach police Nov. 18 that her ex-husband was sexually assaulting a 13-year-old female relative, the Orange County district attorney's office said... Bojorquez is currently on probation for two DUI convictions... Bojorquez is charged with firing a weapon in her home Jan. 9. The bullet pierced a window and hurtled toward a frontyard where children were playing, prosecutors said. They allege that Bojorquez showed disregard for the safety of the youngsters, who were directly in the line of fire. Her brother and fiance were in the home at the time of the shooting and called police. She was charged Thursday with a felony count of discharging a firearm with gross negligence and a misdemeanor count of filing a false police report, prosecutors said... [Full article here]

FEMALE DEPUTY CHARGED IN DOMESTIC BRAWL
NBCLosAngeles.com
Updated 9:30 PM PDT, Mon, Aug 30, 2010
[Excerpts] A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy will be arraigned Sept. 24 on charges of firing a gun in her Westminster home and falsely telling investigators her former husband was molesting a 13-year-old relative... [Patricia Margaret] Bojorquez is on probation for guilty pleas to driving under the influence in 2008 and 2009. [Full article here]

PATRICIA MARGARET BOJORQUEZ, LA COUNTY DEPUTY, CHARGED WITH FIRING GUN IN HOME, FILING FALSE SEX ASSAULT REPORT AGAINST EX
OC Weekly
By Matt Coker
Aug. 30 2010
[Excerpts] ...[Patricia Margaret Bojorquez] could get up to three years in state prison if convicted... On Nov. 18, 2009, Bojorquez is accused of calling the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) Dispatch and falsely reporting that her ex-husband was sexually assaulting a 13-year-old female relative. The defendant is accused of lying about the sexual assault because she was upset over child custody issues. Responding HBPD officers investigated the report and determined that the 13-year-old girl had not been molested and had made no such representation to the defendant. At approximately 11:50 a.m. on Jan. 9, 2010, Bojorquez is accused of firing a firearm inside her Westminster home. She is accused of shooting a bullet that pierced a bedroom window and exited the home toward a residential street where children were playing in the front yards of their homes. Bojorquez is accused of showing a disregard for the safety of the children outside, who were directly in the line of fire. The defendant's brother and fiancé were in the house at the time and called the police. The Westminster Police Department investigated this case... Senior Deputy District Attorney Rebecca Olivieri with the Special Prosecutions Unit is prosecuting this case. [Full article here]
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