SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former Anaheim police officer was acquitted Aug. 3 of lying on a police report to justify searching a suspect’s vehicle.
Dillon Adam Avila, 30, was found not guilty of one felony count of a police officer filing a false report. Prosecutors dismissed a felony count of perjury on July 20, according to court records.
Jurors deliberated for about four hours before reaching a verdict, his attorney, Michael D. Schwartz said.
“He was very relieved,” Schwartz told City News Service.
Schwartz argued that prosecutors failed to prove who actually filed the police report in question. There wasn’t enough evidence to show whether Avila or his partner filed it, Schwartz said….