A Mendocino County Deputy District Attorney under investigation for alleged marijuana cultivation has resigned.
Sergio Fuentes, 33, of Ukiah, had been on paid administrative leave since late April when law enforcement officers raided the home he shares with his mother, according to the District Attorney's Office.
He's the second Mendocino County staff attorney to resign this week over marijuana accusations. The former acting county counsel, Doug Losak, resigned Monday following a citation for allegedly possessing 3 grams of marijuana, enough for two pot cigarettes.
Sheriff's officials said 150 marijuana plants were growing inside Fuentes' home.
The investigation of the Fuentes case is ongoing. Because Fuentes worked for the District Attorney, it is being submitted to the state Attorney General's Office for review and possible prosecution, said District Attorney spokesman Mike Geniella.
Fuentes is a Ukiah High School graduate who became licensed to practice law in 2009 while working as a District Attorney's Office victims' rights advocate.
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