LA County Deputy Sexton to be retried in September

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Prosecutors announced they will retry Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy James Sexton on charges of obstruction of justice.

Sexton's first trial ended in a mistrial May 22 because jurors were deadlocked.

Last week, six of Sexton's colleagues were convicted on, essentially, the same charges of hiding an FBI informant and trying to block a federal investigation into brutality at the jails.

Sexton admitted to helping hide the informant, but later cooperated with federal investigators. He met with the FBI 37 times and testified before a grand jury twice.

Sexton stopped cooperating after he was asked to wear a wire on his father and former Sheriff Lee Baca.

The new trial is set to begin September 9. Sexton faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Thirteen other deputies charged in the corruption probe in February are awaiting trial.

CNS contributed to this report.