Annie Gilbertson

Baca is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals allow him remain free on bond pending his appeal. The request automatically delays his surrender pending a decision.

Former L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca asked to stay out of prison while he appeals his conviction. A judge denied the request but the defense said it'll appeal that, too.

Ex-Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, 74, will serve three years in federal prison following his conviction in March for obstruction of justice, conspiracy and lying.

Ex-L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca's attorney is seeking community service and home confinement for Baca's role in a corruption scheme. But prosecutors are calling for a two-year prison term.

A female teacher is dead and two students wounded after a shooting in a classroom at North Park Elementary, in what is believed to be a murder-suicide, officials said.

After two days of deliberations, a jury found former L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca guilty of obstruction of justice, conspiracy and lying.

Prosecutors presented phone records, emails and other records and used closing arguments to try to draw clean lines to Baca. The defense tried to tangle them.

After a parade of prosecution witnesses that spanned nine days, Baca's attorney called just one witness, an attorney who provided independent oversight to sheriff's department. He testified Baca was communicative and cordial with the feds.

FBI special agent Leah Tanner walked the jury through her investigation into the L.A. County jails — and how it ultimately took her to Lee Baca's door.

The first week of testimony included multiple former sheriff's department employees, including an ex-captain who called Baca "the engine of the train."