L.A. County Undersheriff Rips Lee Baca

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is a disengaged leader running a "house of cards" agency that's "on the verge of crumbling" his second-in-command deputy told the Los Angeles Times.

April 30, 2013

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca. Photo via LASD.Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is a disengaged leader running a "house of cards" agency that's "on the verge of crumbling" his second-in-command deputy told the Los Angeles Times.

The harsh critique came from Paul Tanaka, Baca's undersheriff who resigned amid accusations of fostering a culture of jailhouse abuse. Tanaka, a Gardena City Council member, is considering running against Baca in 2014. He remains on the payroll until August.

Tanaka also said that after years of being a detached boss, Baca has now become an unpredictable micromanager whose fits of anger have scared subordinates into inaction, the Times reports.

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