Officials announced on Monday that a former Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy had been charged for months for allegedly pouring hot water on a mentally ill patient.
Guadalupe Ortiz, 47, faces felony charges of assault or assault and serious bodily injury by a public official in connection with the April 1 incident.
Ortiz was serving as a detainee’s deputy in the containment and release center of Santa Ana Prison, when the other deputy was trying to get the prisoner to withdraw his hand from the hatch.
Officials said that when the deputies were unable to get the prisoners to comply, Ortiz and the other deputies offered to help.
Ortiz was accused of using a hot water dispenser to fill a cup with hot water before heading to the victim’s cell. The press release stated that when the prisoner again ignored the order, Ortiz allegedly poured water on the prisoner’s hand, “causing him to pull his hand back to the cell immediately.”
More than six hours later, another deputy talked to the prisoner during the security check and requested medical treatment of the victim’s arm, which was described as red and peeling.
Officials said the prisoner suffered first and second burns to his hands. No further information about the incident, the prisoners or other representatives was disclosed.
Officials said Ortiz served as deputy for 19 years and served as the sheriff’s special office before being fired last week.
The District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a press release: “The law stipulates that guardians have a special duty of care. In this case, the sheriff’s deputy has completely violated this duty and passed The boundaries of criminal behavior.” “When the sheriff’s deputy and other prison staff fail to properly protect the people in their care, I have a responsibility to hold them accountable. Now, a deputy is frustrated and causes unnecessary damage to the mentally ill prisoner. Hurt and gave up 22 years of career.”
Ortiz is scheduled to be summoned on January 11, 2022. If convicted, he will face up to four years in prison.
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