SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- An off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy was arraigned Thursday for child endangerment and criminal storage of a firearm after placing his loaded weapon in an 8-year-old child's backpack, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
Manuel Murillo, 37, is accused of placing his loaded deputy firearm into his 8-year-old relative's backpack before dropping the child off with a caretaker on April 11.
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That caretaker noticed the weapon about 25 minutes after Murillo left and contacted Fullerton police, who is investigating the case.
No further details on the incident were released.
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Murillo faces a maximum sentence of one year in county jail. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for Aug. 23.