California ex-sheriff’s deputy charged with pouring scalding water on mentally ill inmate

Man suffered first- and second-degree burns but didn't receive medical treatment for his burns for more than six hours

A former sheriff's deputy in Orange county, California, is accused of throwing scalding water on a mentally ill inmate who didn't receive medical treatment for his burns for more than six hours.

The county district attorney's office announced Monday it had charged Guadalupe Ortiz, 47, with felony counts of assault or battery by a public officer and battery with serious bodily injury. Ortiz could face up to four years in prison if convicted, the DA's office said in a statement.