LOS ANGELES
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Joel Nebel was charged Thursday with unlawfully firing his handgun at his home last year.
“Officers are entrusted with the safety of our community. When they act recklessly, endangering lives of the public, we will demand accountability,” District Attorney George Gascón said. “We are very fortunate that no one was injured during this incident, but it could have easily ended in tragedy.”
Nebel was charged with one felony count of discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner.
He is scheduled to be arraigned on Feb. 7
On July 27, 2021, the defendant was off-duty and was in his backyard when he allegedly fired several rounds from his handgun.
One of the rounds struck his television, and another struck a neighboring home, but no one was injured.
The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Internal Criminal Investigations Bureau.