A former Bakersfield Police Department detective — and member of the famed McFarland High School cross-country team depicted in the Disney film “McFarland, USA” — was sentenced this week to five years in prison. Damacio Diaz, 44, was sentenced Monday for bribery, possession and attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and making and subscribing a false income tax return, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Mara pleaded guilty to related charges in June and is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 17. A week later, Diaz booked only one pound of methamphetamine from the car into evidence. When Diaz filed a joint income tax return that year, he omitted additional income of at least $97,900, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 05, 2016 14:48 UTC