Prosecutors have charged a former Contra Costa County sheriff's deputy with multiple charges, including illegal weapons possession and falsifying evidence.
The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office filed six charges against 41-year-old Matthew Buckley, a 15-year-veteran of the department.
Buckley is facing five felony counts, including grand theft, unlawful possession of an assault weapon, filing a false report and two counts of preparing false evidence. He is also facing one misdemeanor count of destroying or concealing evidence."We are appreciative of the work the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office did in investigating this case," Chief Assistant District Attorney Simon O'Connell said Friday.
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