Officer Faces Misconduct Charges in Steroid Case
A Los Angeles Police Department captain assigned to the Van Nuys Division has been charged with misconduct for allegedly obtaining anabolic steroids from a physician who is under federal indictment for illegally distributing the muscle-building drug.
Capt. John P. Mutz, a 16-year veteran, is the fourth and highest-ranking Los Angeles officer to be ordered before a departmental disciplinary panel because of allegations that he was a client of Dr. Walter F. Jekot, a department spokesman said Wednesday.
Known in the department as an avid bodybuilder, Mutz, 42, faces two counts of misconduct alleging that he improperly received steroids from Jekot and helped him commit a felony by doing so. Jekot has pleaded not guilty to a 27-count indictment alleging that he illegally dispensed anabolic steroids to dozens of clients.
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