SAN MARINO – Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was located early Monday hours after he apparently wandered away from his San Marino home.
San Marino Police Chief John Incontro told reporters at about 1 a.m. that Baca was found in an El Monte restaurant after the owners called about a person needing possible assistance.
Baca suffered no injuries, Incontro said. “He seemed to be in good spirits.”
NBC4 reported Baca, 82, was last seen around 3:30 p.m. Sunday at his home.
ABC7 reported Baca has Alzheimer’s disease, according to what his attorneys stated in 2016 before his conviction for obstructing an FBI investigation into abuse in county jails. He served about two years of a three-year sentence in federal prison.
The San Marino Police Department was heading the search for Baca, according to LASD Dep. V. Rodriguez.
The department was assisted in the search by several nearby departments and the sheriff’s missing persons detectives, Incontro said.
Baca served as Los Angeles County Sheriff from 1998 to 2014.
City News Service contributed to this report.
