A former King City police sergeant involved in a department-wide towing scandal was sentenced in Salinas to one year in the county jail Friday.Bobby Carrillo is the sixth, and final, officer to be charged in the 2014 incident.Carrillo will also spend three years on probation.The sentencing became a little heated in the courtroom as the prosecution pushed for a tougher sentence."We were asking for two years prison. The idea is we wanted to send that message that this is not a county that we'll tolerate this kind of behavior," Deputy District Attorney Steve Somers said.Carrillo is believed to be the mastermind of the ordeal. He's accused of running the towing scheme and keeping about 200 cars belonging to people who couldn't pay the impound fees.He pleaded no contest to several charges.The five other King City police officers involved in the scandal have pleaded guilty in exchange for reduced felonies to misdemeanors."We've been very successful. We've gotten every officer we've charged has been convicted. All of them are done with law enforcement forever and King City, although they don't have a permanent chief yet, are working toward it. (It) is a better place, I know that," Somers said.The case also involves a civil rights violation. King City is required to pay $1.2 million to those affected by the scandal.

A former King City police sergeant involved in a department-wide towing scandal was sentenced in Salinas to one year in the county jail Friday.

Bobby Carrillo is the sixth, and final, officer to be charged in the 2014 incident.


Carrillo will also spend three years on probation.

The sentencing became a little heated in the courtroom as the prosecution pushed for a tougher sentence.

"We were asking for two years prison. The idea is we wanted to send that message that this is not a county that we'll tolerate this kind of behavior," Deputy District Attorney Steve Somers said.



Carrillo is believed to be the mastermind of the ordeal. He's accused of running the towing scheme and keeping about 200 cars belonging to people who couldn't pay the impound fees.



He pleaded no contest to several charges.



The five other King City police officers involved in the scandal have pleaded guilty in exchange for reduced felonies to misdemeanors.



"We've been very successful. We've gotten every officer we've charged has been convicted. All of them are done with law enforcement forever and King City, although they don't have a permanent chief yet, are working toward it. (It) is a better place, I know that," Somers said.

The case also involves a civil rights violation. King City is required to pay $1.2 million to those affected by the scandal.