NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)—Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal is accused of trying to put a tracking device on an FBI informant’s vehicle.

The FBI has served warrants to obtain surveillance video of the Iberia Parish Courthouse and its parking lot.

An informant allegedly said the sheriff had his employees try to place a tracking device on their vehicle.

Ackal has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly ordering the beatings of pre-trial inmates. He has denied the charge.