Sacramento Police Officer Brandon Mullock charged with 34 counts of perjury, falsifying police reports

 Mullock’s troubles began in January 2010, when he was accused of brandishing a gun during an off-duty fracas and put on administrative leave from the department. Eventually, he pleaded to a misdemeanor charge in that case.
While he was on paid leave, a deputy district attorney reviewing a DUI case noticed discrepancies between Mullock’s police report and footage from his patrol cruiser’s in-car camera.
That launched an extensive review by police officials and prosecutors into cases in which Mullock was the primary officer or a key witness.
Mullock resigned from the department in late August. In September, Scully announced her office had to dismiss 79 cases – most of them involving DUIs and some of them already adjudicated – because of questions about Mullock’s credibility. The dismissals resulted in the wiping of criminal records, repayment of court fees and the reinstatement of suspended driver’s licenses....